FRITHS
Noun
friths
plural of frith
Anagrams
• firths, shrift
Source: Wiktionary
FRITH
Frith, n. Etym: [OE. firth, Icel. fjör; akin to Sw. fjärd, Dan.
fiord, E. ford. sq. root78. See Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret
a frith, Port a harbor.]
1. (Geog.)
Definition: A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river
into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth.
2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] Carew.
Frith, n. Etym: [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed for
hunting, park, forest, AS. fri peace; akin to freno peace,
protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel. fri, and from the root of
E. free, friend. See Free, a., and cf. Affray, Defray.]
1. A forest; a woody place. [Obs.] Drayton.
2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an
inclosure. [Obs.] Sir J. Wynne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition