Past tense of 'bestride' when used with regular verb conjugation, though 'bestrod' is more traditional.
From 'bestride' with the regular past tense suffix '-ed.' This is a variant form, as 'bestride' is an irregular verb that typically uses 'bestrod' as the past tense, making 'bestrided' less standard.
English is full of these competing forms—some people say 'bestrided' while traditionalists insist on 'bestrod.' This reflects how English verbs are slowly regularizing over centuries, with newer speakers adding '-ed' to everything.
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