bypathn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɪpɑːθ/,

/ˈbʌɪpaθ/, U.S.

/ˈbaɪˌpæθ/

Forms: Also Middle English bi path(e, Middle English–1500s bypathe, 1700s bye path; also by-path.

Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(a)(ii) + path n.¹

a. A side path, as opposed to the highroad; a private, retired, or unfrequented path.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] > out-of-the-way

bistighec1340

bypathc1374

side path1683

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1706 Tho swifte stedis thre, Which that drawyn forth the Sunnis chare, Hath go some bi path in despite of me, That makith hit so sone day to be.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 13 Brune..cam in a derke wode..were as reynard had a bypath whan he was hunted.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 140 There ys a dyfference bytwypte an hyghe waye, and a bypathe, for the hyghe waye ys large and commune to all.

1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 70 The Travellers have been made..to walk thorough by-Paths .

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 123 Nouronihar..coming to the turn of a little bye path, stopped.

1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xiii. 173 By following bye-paths, known to the young farmer, they hoped to escape.

b. figurative. (Formerly often in a bad sense.)

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun] > going astray > the wrong path or evil way

bypathc1400

primrose path1604

primrose waya1616

c1400 Test. Love (1560) i. 275/2 The bypathes to heaven.

1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1859) i. xiii. 10 Bypathes of synne and al vnthryftynes.

1528 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 202/2 Such euil persons as..led his flocke out of the right way in a bypath to helward.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 313 By what by-paths, and indirect crookt waies, I met this crowne.

1779 S. Johnson Butler in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets II. 26 The bye-paths of literature.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. 142 Shining on the bypaths of history like a rare rich flower.

Derivatives

† ˈbypathed adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

1641 J. Johnson Acad. Love 3 I found a by-pathed gate, which led me into Loves pleasant garden.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bypath
释义	bypathn. Brit. /ˈbʌɪpɑːθ/, /ˈbʌɪpaθ/, U.S. /ˈbaɪˌpæθ/ Forms: Also Middle English bi path(e, Middle English–1500s bypathe, 1700s bye path; also by-path. Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(a)(ii) + path n.¹ a. A side path, as opposed to the highroad; a private, retired, or unfrequented path. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [noun] > out-of-the-way bistighec1340 bypathc1374 side path1683 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iii. 1706 Tho swifte stedis thre, Which that drawyn forth the Sunnis chare, Hath go some bi path in despite of me, That makith hit so sone day to be. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 13 Brune..cam in a derke wode..were as reynard had a bypath whan he was hunted. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 140 There ys a dyfference bytwypte an hyghe waye, and a bypathe, for the hyghe waye ys large and commune to all. 1684 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 2nd Pt. ii. 70 The Travellers have been made..to walk thorough by-Paths . View more context for this quotation 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 123 Nouronihar..coming to the turn of a little bye path, stopped. 1814 W. Scott Waverley III. xiii. 173 By following bye-paths, known to the young farmer, they hoped to escape. View more context for this quotation b. figurative. (Formerly often in a bad sense.) ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun] > going astray > the wrong path or evil way bypathc1400 primrose path1604 primrose waya1616 c1400 Test. Love (1560) i. 275/2 The bypathes to heaven. 1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1859) i. xiii. 10 Bypathes of synne and al vnthryftynes. 1528 T. More Dialogue Heresyes ii, in Wks. 202/2 Such euil persons as..led his flocke out of the right way in a bypath to helward. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 313 By what by-paths, and indirect crookt waies, I met this crowne. View more context for this quotation 1779 S. Johnson Butler in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets II. 26 The bye-paths of literature. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. 142 Shining on the bypaths of history like a rare rich flower. Derivatives † ˈbypathed adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 1641 J. Johnson Acad. Love 3 I found a by-pathed gate, which led me into Loves pleasant garden. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1374
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