Meaning & use
frith
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A narrow inlet of the sea or an estuary (a variant of "firth").
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Fishing boats sheltered in the frith during the storm.
The old map marked a frith cutting deep into the coastline.
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Chiefly used in Scottish and older English usage; a separate archaic sense of "frith" means "peace" or "protected woodland," from Old English "friþ."
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2. noun
Peace, security, or a place of sanctuary (archaic).
The old law promised frith to travelers within the town's boundaries.
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