herepath

A wide Anglo-Saxon military road connecting burhs

Noun

  1. A wide Anglo-Saxon military road connecting burhs
  2. The remains of an ancient path or way
    • We walked along the herepath to Avebury.

Origin

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

Forms

herepaths harepath hereweg hereway