See also: frith, Frith, fríth, frìth, and frith-

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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friþ

  1. Alternative form of frith (peace)

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friþ

  1. Alternative form of frith (forest)

Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *friþu m, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz m, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (beloved, happy).

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friþ n

  1. peace
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...
      Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, messengers [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...
  2. refuge, sanctuary
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Etymology 2

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Earlier *frīd, from Proto-Germanic *frīdaz.

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frīþ

  1. splendid, beautiful
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