frith

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

forest

natural forest

rainforest

Translations

Forst

Wald

Waldland

🪵

Waldung

🪵

bois

🪵

forêt

bos

🪵

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹɪθ/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: vrede

Cognate with German: Frieden

Cognate with Swedish: frid

Cognate with Icelandic: friður

Inherited from Middle English: frith

Inherited from Old English: fyrhþe

Cognate with Latin: quercus

Cognate with Old English: fyrh

Cognate with Old High German: forst

Cognate with Old Norse: fýri

Cognate with Latin: 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.