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frith

Pronunciation: /fɹɪθ/

The English word “frith” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Peace; security.
  2. Sanctuary, asylum.
  3. A forest or wood; woodland generally.
  4. Land with mostly undergrowth and few trees; also, land in between forests or woods; pastureland which is not in use.
  5. Brushwood or undergrowth, sometimes in the form of a hedge.
  6. A hedge, especially one made from brushwood which has been wattled; also, a movable frame made from wattled branches, a hurdle.
  7. A kind of weir made from wattled branches for catching fish.

verb

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

Etymology

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,…

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