Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of またぐ – see the following entries.
跨ぐ
[verb] to step over, to cross
[verb] to span, to bridge
急ぐ
[verb] [roughly 700s–???] (obsolete) to be in a hurry, to be hasty
[verb] [roughly 700s–???] (obsolete) to be impatient
Alternative spelling
速ぐ
(This term, またぐ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)