frith means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.
frith is pronounced /fɹɪθ/.
Etymology
English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Firth.
name
- A surname.
- A town in Montserrat (in the safe zone).
noun
- Peace; security.“Thus the king declares that he wants to see his peace or 'frith' extended to his people and that moots are urged to frith all that the king wills to be frithed”
- Sanctuary, asylum.
- A forest or wood; woodland generally.“As over Holt and Heath, as thorough Frith and Fell; [...]”
- Land with mostly undergrowth and few trees; also, land in between forests or woods; pastureland which is not in use.
- Brushwood or undergrowth, sometimes in the form of a hedge.
- A hedge, especially one made from brushwood which has been wattled; also, a movable frame made from wattled branches, a hurdle.
verb
- To protect; guard.“This monument and the Cairns themselves have been purchast by the State, and are now therefore "frithed", protected and national property.”
- To enclose; fence in, as a forest or park.“On the other of these improvements, the base of the mound was six feet, its height five feet, and breadth at the top nearly the same; this, with the side-drains or ditches on each side, made the whole scite of the fence about 12 feet; cost of raising the mound and frithing, 4s . per perch.”