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frith

A forest or wood; woodland generallyA forest or wood; woodland generally.

/fɹɪθ/

Meaning

7 senses

A forest or wood; woodland generally.
(UK, dialectal)Land with mostly undergrowth and few trees; also, land in between forests or woods; pastureland which is not in use.
Brushwood or undergrowth, sometimes in the form of a hedge.
A hedge, especially one made from brushwood which has been wattled; also, a movable frame made from wattled branches, a hurdle.
(archaic, poetic, rare, uncountable)Peace; security.
(obsolete, uncountable)Sanctuary, asylum.
(obsolete)A kind of weir made from wattled branches for catching fish.

Origin

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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