Frith vs Frit - What's the difference?
frith | frit |
(rare, or, archaic) Peace; security.
(obsolete) Sanctuary, asylum.
To add to a glass or ceramic mixture
To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.
(UK, dialect, Lincolnshire) frightened
* 1983 April 19, [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher]:
As nouns the difference between frith and frit
is that frith is peace; security while frit is a fused mixture of materials used to make glass.As verbs the difference between frith and frit
is that frith is to protect; guard while frit is to add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture.As a proper noun Frith
is {{surname|lang=en}.As an adjective frit is
frightened.frith
English
Etymology 1
(wikipedia frith) From (etyl), from (etyl) . Related to (l).Noun
(-)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* (peace) This sense is obsolete, except that it has recently been revived among followers of Heathenry.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) .Etymology 3
From (etyl) . More at forest.Etymology 4
See firth.Anagrams
* ----frit
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) fritte, from .Verb
(fritt)- (Ure)
See also
* frit awayEtymology 2
Adjective
(en adjective)- The right hon. Gentleman is afraid of an election is he? Oh, if I were going to cut and run I'd have gone after the Falklands. Afraid? Frightened? Frit ? Couldn't take it? Couldn't stand it?
