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feith | frith |

As a noun feith

is sinew; muscle.

As an adjective feith

is calm, still, hushed, quiet.

As a proper noun frith is

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feith

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Anagrams

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    frith

    English

    Etymology 1

    (wikipedia frith) From (etyl), from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (-)
  • (rare, or, archaic) Peace; security.
  • (obsolete) Sanctuary, asylum.

    • Usage notes

    * (peace) This sense is obsolete, except that it has recently been revived among followers of Heathenry. When used by Heathens, it is fairly synonymous with the slightly less rare English word comity.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) frithien, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To protect; guard.
  • (obsolete) To inclose; fence in, as a forest or park.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) . More at forest.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a wood, woodland, forest; undergrowth, brushwood

    • Etymology 4

    See firth.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK) A kind of weir for catching fish.

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