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Definition of Frith

Frith
Frith Frith, n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r?r; akin to Sw. fj["a]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port a harbor.] 1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. 2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew.
Frith
Frith Frith, n. [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed for hunting, park, forest, AS. fri? peace; akin to freno? peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel. fri?r, and from the root of E. free, friend. See Free, a., and cf. Affray, Defray.] 1. A forest; a woody place. [Obs.] --Drayton. 2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure. [Obs.] --Sir J. Wynne.

Meaning of Frith from wikipedia

- Frith is a word derived from Old English meaning "peace; protection; safety, security, freedom, refuge". Derived from Old English friðu, friþ, it is cognate...
- Frith, frith, or friþ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Frith is an obsolete English word meaning peace or refuge. Frith may also refer to: Frith (surname)...
- Frith is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Benjamin Frith (b.1957), British pianist Billy Frith (1912–1996), English football club manager...
- William Frith may refer to: William Powell Frith (1819–1909), English artist William Silver Frith (1850–1924), English sculptor William Frith (politician)...
- "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first...
- Douglas ****burn Frith, PC (March 5, 1945 – March 21, 2009) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Sudbury in the House of Commons of...
- William Powell Frith RA (9 January 1819 – 2 November 1909) was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life...
- Jhon Frith Ornai Liu de Oliveira (born 17 July 2002) is an Timorese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club...
- Dame Uta Frith DBE, FRS, FBA, FMedSci (née Aurnhammer; born 25 May 1941) is a German-British developmental psychologist and emeritus professor in cognitive...
- Forest and Frith is a civil parish in the County Durham unitary authority, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In the 2011 census it had a po****tion...