frith

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (archaic, poetic, rare, uncountable) Peace; security.
2. (obsolete, uncountable) Sanctuary, asylum.

Verb

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

Sinonieme

forest

natural forest

rainforest

Vertalings

bosc

selva

arbrat

Forst

Wald

Waldland

🪵

Waldgebiet

Waldung

🪵

δάσος

δασώδης περιοχή

bois

🪵

forêt

pays boisé

contrée boisée

غابة

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/fɹɪθ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Nederlands: vrede

Verwante met Duits: Frieden

Verwante met Sweeds: frid

Verwante met Yslands: friður

Geërf van Middle English: frith

Geërf van Old English: fyrhþe

Verwante met Latyn: quercus

Verwante met Old English: fyrh

Verwante met Old High German: forst

Verwante met Old Norse: fýri

Verwante met Latyn: foresta

In summary

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.