herepath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wide Anglo-Saxon military road connecting burhs
  2. The remains of an ancient path or way

Pronunciation

[hɛɹə pʰɑːθ]

Word forms

herepath herepaths harepath hereweg hereway

Etymology

From Old English here (“host, army”), and Middle English path, peth, from Old English pæþ (“path, track”).

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