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frith

/fɹɪθ/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about frith at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Peace; security.
  2. Sanctuary, asylum.

verb

  1. To protect; guard.
  2. To enclose; fence in, as a forest or park.

noun

  1. A forest or wood; woodland generally.
  2. Land with mostly undergrowth and few trees; also, land in between forests or woods; pastureland which is not in use.
  3. Brushwood or undergrowth, sometimes in the form of a hedge.

noun

  1. Alternative form of firth (“an arm or inlet of the sea”).

Origin

From Middle English frith, from Old English friþ, friþu (“peace, tranquility, security, refuge”), from Proto-West Germanic *friþu, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace, reconciliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“beloved, happy”). Cognate with Dutch vrede (“peace, quiet, tranquility”), German Frieden (“peace, tranquility”), Danish fred (“peace, serenity”), Swedish frid (“peace, serenity”), Icelandic friður (“peace, tranquility”). Related to free.

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