pathn.[AS. p, pa; akin to D. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. pa`tos, Skr. patha, path. 21.]1. A trodden way; a footway.()The dewy paths of meadows we will tread. (Dryden.)2. A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has moved; route; passage; an established way; as, the path of a meteor, of a caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also used figuratively, of a course of life or action.()All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. (Ps. xxv. 10.)The paths of glory lead but to the grave. (Gray.)v. t. To make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one).(Drayton.)v. i. To walk or go.(Shak.)