frith

Значение

Noun

1. Peace; security.
2. (obsolete) Sanctuary, asylum.

Verb

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

Произносится как (IPA)

/fɹɪθ/

Этимология

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”), Swedish frid (“peace, serenity”), Icelandic friður (“peace, tranquility”). Related to free.