frith

Meanings

1. Peace; security.
2. Sanctuary, asylum.

1. To protect; guard.
2. To enclose; fence in, as a forest or park.

1. A forest or wood; woodland generally.
2. Land with mostly undergrowth and few trees; also, land in between forests or woods; pastureland which is not in use.
3. Brushwood or undergrowth, sometimes in the form of a hedge.
4. A hedge, especially one made from brushwood which has been wattled; also, a movable frame made from wattled branches, a hurdle.
5. A kind of weir made from wattled branches for catching fish.

1. Alternative form of firth (“an arm or inlet of the sea”).

1. A surname.
2. A town in Montserrat (in the safe zone).

Etymology

From Middle English frith, from Old English friþ, friþu (“peace, tranquility, security, refuge”), from Proto-West Germanic *friþu, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace, reconciliation”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (“beloved, happy”). Cognate with Dutch vrede (“peace, quiet, tranquility”), German Frieden (“peace, tranquility”), Danish fred (“peace, serenity”), Swedish frid (“peace, serenity”), Icelandic friður (“peace, tranquility”). Related to free.