frith

frɪθ

Definition

Definition of frith - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

safety

Rare

sanctuary or place of safety

Rare

The church served as a frith for the villagers.

haven

refuge

geography

Dated

narrow inlet of the sea

Dated

The boat sailed into the frith at dawn.

fjord

nature

Rare

forest or woodland area

Rare

They walked through the frith on their hike.

forest

wood

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Origin of frith

Old English, friþ (peace) + -th (suffix)

Examples of frith in a sentence

In ancient times, the castle was a frith for travelers.
Fishing in the frith was a common activity.
The frith was calm and serene.
The frith was teeming with wildlife.
They set up camp near the edge of the frith.

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French:refuge, fjord, ...
German:Zufluchtsort, Meeresarm, ...
Italian:rifugio, insenatura, ...
Spanish:refugio, ría, ...
Portuguese:refúgio, enseada, ...
Chinese:庇护所, 海湾, ...
Japanese:避難所, 入り江, ...
Arabic:مَلاذ, خَلِيج ضَيِّق, ...
Hebrew:מָקוֹם מִקְלָט, מֵצַר, ...
Russian:убежище, фьорд, ...
Ukrainian:святилище, вузька затока, ...
Hindi:फ्रिथ, समुद्र की खाड़ी, ...
Bengali:ফ্রিথ, সামুদ্রিক খাঁড়ি, ...
Catalan:refugi, fiord, ...
Czech:útočiště, úzký záliv, ...
Danish:fristed, fjord, ...
Dutch:schuilplaats, fjord, ...
Greek:καταφύγιο, φιόρδ, ...
Hungarian:menedék, tengerszoros, ...
Khmer:ទីជម្រកសុវត្ថិភាព, ឈូងសមុទ្រតូចចង្អៀត, ...
Korean:안식처, 해협, ...
Persian:فریت, خور, ...
Polish:schronienie, fiord, ...
Portuguese (BR):refúgio, enseada, ...
Romanian:refugiu, fiord, ...
Swedish:fristad, vik, ...
Thai:ที่หลบภัย, อ่าวแคบ, ...
Turkish:sığınak, dar koy, ...
Vietnamese:nơi trú ẩn, vịnh hẹp, ...

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