Definition of frith Frith
/fɹɪˈθ/ - [frith] - frith
We found 14 definitions of frith from 4 different sources.
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- frith (n.)
A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. - frith (n.)
A kind of weir for catching fish. - frith (a.)
A forest; a woody place. - frith (a.)
A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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frith
frith, Firth, fėrth, n. a narrow inlet of the sea, esp. at a river-mouth. [Ice. fiörðr; Norw. fiord.] -
frith
frith, n. peace.—ns. Frith′borg (A.S. law), one of the tithings or groups of ten men into which the hundred was divided, the members of each being accountable for a fellow-member's misdeeds; Frith′gild, a union of neighbours pledged to one another for the preservation of peace; Frith′soken, the jurisdiction to punish for breaches of the peace; Frith′stool, a chair of sanctuary, placed near the altar in a church—as at Hexham and Beverley. [A.S. frith, peace; Ger. friede.] -
frith
frith, n. forest. [A.S. (ge)fyrhðe.]
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frith
Derived from fretum maris, a narrow strait: an arm of the sea into which a river flows. Synonymous with firth (which see).
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