'Frith' definitions:
Definition of 'Frith'
From: GCIDE
- Frith \Frith\ (fr[i^]th), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r[eth]r; akin to Sw. fj[aum]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port a harbor.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. Also called firth. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frith'
From: GCIDE
- Frith \Frith\, n. [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed for hunting, park, forest, AS. fri[eth] peace; akin to freno[eth] peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel. fri[eth]r, and from the root of E. free, friend. See Free, a., and cf. Affray, Defray.]
- 1. A forest; a woody place. [Obs.] --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure. [Obs.] --Sir J. Wynne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'frith'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arm,
- armlet,
- bay,
- bayou,
- belt,
- bight,
- boca,
- boscage,
- bosket,
- brake,
- canebrake,
- ceja,
- chamisal,
- chaparral,
- coppice,
- copse,
- copsewood,
- cove,
- covert,
- creek,
- estuary,
- euripus,
- fjord,
- gulf,
- gut,
- harbor,
- inlet,
- kyle,
- loch,
- motte,
- mouth,
- narrow,
- narrow seas,
- narrows,
- natural harbor,
- reach,
- road,
- roads,
- roadstead,
- sound,
- strait,
- straits,
- thicket,
- thickset,
- underbrush,
- undergrowth,
- undershrubs,
- underwood