Frith is a word derived from Old English meaning "peace; protection; safety, security, freedom, refuge". [1] [2]

What does the noun frith mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun frith , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The meaning of FRITH is estuary.

Oct 1, 2024 · frith (third-person singular simple present friths, present participle frithing, simple past and past participle frithed) (transitive, obsolete) To protect; guard.

Frith is often translated as "peace". The full meaning of frith encompasses peace but extends well beyond it, to cover a large portion of the most meaningful and essential foundations of human social life, especially as it is lived in more “traditio nal” societies.

What does the verb frith mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb frith . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

What does the noun frith mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun frith . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

The Heathen frith-loyalty between lord and sworn warrior, and between humans and Holy Ones, was transformed into frith-loyalty of warriors and knights to the Christian God as directed by the Church, to whom they swore their lives and service.

noun A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea: used specifically in Scotland only, where firth is the commoner form: as, the Firth of Forth; the Frith of Clyde. noun A kind of weir for catching fish; a kind of net.

(a) Peace of the nation, general peace (later, the King's peace); peace, i.e. a state of society resulting from the observance of the customary rights of the King, the lord, and the commoner in medieval society, or from the observance of the 'divine law' or Christian doctrine; law and order; (b) frith and grith, (general) peace and prosperity ...