frith Meaning, Definition & Usage

Frith noun

Etymology

OE. firth, Icel. fjörr; akin to Sw. fjärd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. See Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port a harbor.

Definitions

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 noun

Etymology

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, a., and cf. Affray, Defray.

Definitions

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.