Значение

значений: 7
  1. A forest or wood; woodland generally.

  2. (Британия, диалектное)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.

  4. A hedge, especially one made from brushwood which has been wattled; also, a movable frame made from wattled branches, a hurdle.

  5. (архаичное, поэтическое, редкое, неисчисляемое)Peace; security.

  6. (устаревшее, неисчисляемое)Sanctuary, asylum.

  7. (устаревшее)A kind of weir made from wattled branches for catching fish.

Происхождение

From Middle English frith, from Old English friþ, friþu (“peace, tranquility, security, re

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”).

From Middle English frith (“forest, woodland; hedging”), from Old English fyrhþe, fyrhþ (“forest, wooded country; game preserve, hunting ground”), from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi (“forest, woodland”), Proto-Germanic *furhiþją (“forest, wooded country”), *furhiþǭ, from *furhu (“fir; pine”), from *furahō, *furhō (“fir; pine; (fir or pine) forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”), from *perkʷ- (“oak”).

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Формы

мн. число: friths
Ед. числоfrith

неисчисляемое

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 3
Производныеfrithguildfrithstoolfrithy

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