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Definition of Frith

1. n. A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth.

2. n. A forest; a woody place.

Definition of Frith

1. Noun. (rare or archaic) Peace; security. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) Sanctuary, asylum. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To protect; guard. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To inclose; fence in, as a forest or park. ¹

5. Noun. a wood, woodland, forest; undergrowth, brushwood ¹

6. Noun. (alternative form of firth) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Frith

1. firth [n -S] - See also: firth

Medical Definition of Frith

1. 1. 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. Origin: OE. Firth, Icel. Fjorr; akin to Sw. Fjard, Dan. Fiord, E. Ford. See Ford, and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port a harbor. 1. A forest; a woody place. 2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure. Origin: OE. Frith peace, protection, land inclosed for hunting, park, forest, AS. Fri peace; akin to freno peace, protection, asylum, G. Friede peace, Icel. Frir, and from the root of E. Free, friend. See Free, and cf. Affray, Defray. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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