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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...
- John Frith (1503 – 4 July 1533) was an English Protestant priest, writer, and martyr. Frith was an important contributor to the Christian debate on ****cution...
- "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first...
- William Powell Frith RA (9 January 1819 – 2 November 1909) was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life...
- John Frith may refer to: John Frith (****ailant) (fl. 1760–1791), English petitioner and asylum inmate John Frith (cartoonist) (c. 1908–2000), Australian...
- David Edward John Frith (born 16 March 1937) is an English cricket writer and historian. Cricinfo describes him as "an author, historian, and founding...
- 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...
- Christopher Donald Frith FRS, FMedSci, FBA, FAAAS (born 16 March 1942) is a British psychologist and professor emeritus at the Wellcome Centre for Neuroimaging...