ridgewayn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪdʒweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪdʒˌweɪ/

Forms:

α. Old English hrycweg, Old English hrygcweg, Old English rycweg, late Old English hrucgwæg, late Old English hrucgweg, late Old English hrycwæg, late Old English–early Middle English hrycgweg, early Middle English hrycgeweg, early Middle English ruggeweye, early Middle English rugweie, early Middle English rugwey, early Middle English rycgweg, Middle English ruggewey, Middle English ruyggewey.

β. Old English–early Middle English hricweg, Old English–early Middle English hrigcweg, late Old English hrichweg, late Old English hrichwegg- (inflected form), late Old English hrigweg, late Old English rigweg, late Old English–early Middle English hricgweg, late Old English–early Middle English ricgweg, early Middle English richweg, early Middle English ricweg, Middle English riggeway, Middle English riggewey, Middle English rigwei (in copy of Old English charter), Middle English rigweie, Middle English rigwey, Middle English rigweye, Middle English ryggewey, 1500s– ridgeway, 1600s– ridgway.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ridge n.¹, way n.¹

Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + way n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin rugweia (1315).In a number of Middle English forms it is difficult to establish whether the first element contains an affricate or a plosive, and it is possible that some of these examples (especially in sources from the Danelaw counties) may rather show a parallel formation in rig n.¹ Compare forms at ridge n.¹ and see further discussion at that entry.

A road or track along a ridge of land, esp. one following the ridge of downs or a low range of hills, spec. (usually with the and capital initial) the name of an ancient track (thought to be Neolithic in origin) following the ridge of the chalk downs between Overton Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire and Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > in specific situation

waterwayOE

ridgewayOE

bog-way1869

OE Bounds (Sawyer 389) in D. Hooke Pre-Conquest Charter-bounds Devon & Cornwall (1994) 134 Þanon on þone norðmystan hrycweg anlang hrycges to ðære eorðburh middeweardre.

lOE Bounds (Sawyer 891) in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1845) III. 302 On ðet heð westeweard on ðone beorch to ðem ricgwege; ðonne east andlang hricgweges to Brytfordinga landsceare.

c1225 in M. Gelling Place-names Berks. (1973) I. 5 Ruggeweye.

1300 in A. Mawer et al. Place-names Worcs. (1927) 4 (MED) Foxhunteweye que a quibusdam vocatur le Rugwey.

1422 in J. E. B. Gover et al. Place-names Wilts. (1939) 17 Ryggewey.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Plaga An high ridge way paued with marble.

1612 W. S. Funerall Elegye sig. A3^v Such in the By-path and the Ridg-way lurke That leades to ruine.

1726 N. Salmon Rom. Stations in Brit. 36 Goff's Lane and the Road we came from Northall Common points to the Ridge Way (by which a Roman Way is often meant) over the top of the Hill.

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Childrey The ridge-way, called Ickleton, part of the Roman Icknild-street, runs just above this place.

1821 Missionary Herald (Boston) Feb. 50/1 Mr. Kingsbury returned, having succeeded, by the help of an Indian guide, in discovering and marking a ridge-way.

1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. iii. i. 157 In some districts they are called trackways or ridgeways, being narrow causeways usually following the natural ridge of the country.

1882 A. Jessopp Arcady 72 Across ridgeway plantations, furze breaks, and short cuts.

1908 H. Belloc Eye-witness 229 By this way alone can a man on horseback get from the high ridge-way down to the plain.

1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xi. 103 This exercise is well suited to re-constitute the Roman lines, and to reveal a great many ridgeways which tend to be suppressed on the topographical sheet.

1975 J. R. L. Anderson (title) The oldest road: an exploration of the Ridgeway.

1993 R. Lowe & W. Shaw Travellers 116 When me and Stef started going round visiting stone sites and walking the ridgeways we tried to live very differently.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridgeway
释义	ridgewayn. Brit. /ˈrɪdʒweɪ/, U.S. /ˈrɪdʒˌweɪ/ Forms: α. Old English hrycweg, Old English hrygcweg, Old English rycweg, late Old English hrucgwæg, late Old English hrucgweg, late Old English hrycwæg, late Old English–early Middle English hrycgweg, early Middle English hrycgeweg, early Middle English ruggeweye, early Middle English rugweie, early Middle English rugwey, early Middle English rycgweg, Middle English ruggewey, Middle English ruyggewey. β. Old English–early Middle English hricweg, Old English–early Middle English hrigcweg, late Old English hrichweg, late Old English hrichwegg- (inflected form), late Old English hrigweg, late Old English rigweg, late Old English–early Middle English hricgweg, late Old English–early Middle English ricgweg, early Middle English richweg, early Middle English ricweg, Middle English riggeway, Middle English riggewey, Middle English rigwei (in copy of Old English charter), Middle English rigweie, Middle English rigwey, Middle English rigweye, Middle English ryggewey, 1500s– ridgeway, 1600s– ridgway. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ridge n.¹, way n.¹ Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + way n.¹ Compare post-classical Latin rugweia (1315).In a number of Middle English forms it is difficult to establish whether the first element contains an affricate or a plosive, and it is possible that some of these examples (especially in sources from the Danelaw counties) may rather show a parallel formation in rig n.¹ Compare forms at ridge n.¹ and see further discussion at that entry. A road or track along a ridge of land, esp. one following the ridge of downs or a low range of hills, spec. (usually with the and capital initial) the name of an ancient track (thought to be Neolithic in origin) following the ridge of the chalk downs between Overton Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire and Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > in specific situation waterwayOE ridgewayOE bog-way1869 OE Bounds (Sawyer 389) in D. Hooke Pre-Conquest Charter-bounds Devon & Cornwall (1994) 134 Þanon on þone norðmystan hrycweg anlang hrycges to ðære eorðburh middeweardre. lOE Bounds (Sawyer 891) in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1845) III. 302 On ðet heð westeweard on ðone beorch to ðem ricgwege; ðonne east andlang hricgweges to Brytfordinga landsceare. c1225 in M. Gelling Place-names Berks. (1973) I. 5 Ruggeweye. 1300 in A. Mawer et al. Place-names Worcs. (1927) 4 (MED) Foxhunteweye que a quibusdam vocatur le Rugwey. 1422 in J. E. B. Gover et al. Place-names Wilts. (1939) 17 Ryggewey. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Plaga An high ridge way paued with marble. 1612 W. S. Funerall Elegye sig. A3^v Such in the By-path and the Ridg-way lurke That leades to ruine. 1726 N. Salmon Rom. Stations in Brit. 36 Goff's Lane and the Road we came from Northall Common points to the Ridge Way (by which a Roman Way is often meant) over the top of the Hill. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Childrey The ridge-way, called Ickleton, part of the Roman Icknild-street, runs just above this place. 1821 Missionary Herald (Boston) Feb. 50/1 Mr. Kingsbury returned, having succeeded, by the help of an Indian guide, in discovering and marking a ridge-way. 1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. iii. i. 157 In some districts they are called trackways or ridgeways, being narrow causeways usually following the natural ridge of the country. 1882 A. Jessopp Arcady 72 Across ridgeway plantations, furze breaks, and short cuts. 1908 H. Belloc Eye-witness 229 By this way alone can a man on horseback get from the high ridge-way down to the plain. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xi. 103 This exercise is well suited to re-constitute the Roman lines, and to reveal a great many ridgeways which tend to be suppressed on the topographical sheet. 1975 J. R. L. Anderson (title) The oldest road: an exploration of the Ridgeway. 1993 R. Lowe & W. Shaw Travellers 116 When me and Stef started going round visiting stone sites and walking the ridgeways we tried to live very differently. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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