herepath

H4E1R1E1P3A1T1H4
UK[hɛɹə pʰɑːθ]

noun

A wide Anglo-Saxon military road connecting burhs

“We walked along the herepath to Avebury.”

OriginOld English here ← Middle English path →
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Meanings

nounherepath (plural herepaths)

plural herepaths · alternative harepath · alternative hereweg · alternative hereway

  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

  1. Old Englishpæþ“path, track”
  2. Middle Englishpath
  3. Old Englishhere“host, army”
  4. Englishherepath

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

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APA

herepath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herepath

MLA

“herepath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herepath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herepath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herepath.

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