Definition of "frith" in English

noun

1. (rare, archaic, poetic) Peace; security.

2. (obsolete) Sanctuary, asylum.

verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To protect; guard.

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

noun

1. A forest or wood; woodland generally.

2. (British, dialectal) Land with mostly undergrowth and few trees; also, land in between forests or woods; pastureland which is not in use.

3. Brushwood or undergrowth, sometimes in the form of a hedge.

4. A hedge, especially one made from brushwood which has been wattled; also, a movable frame made from wattled branches, a hurdle.

5. (obsolete) A kind of weir made from wattled branches for catching fish.

noun

1. (archaic) Alternative form of firth (“an arm or inlet of the sea”).