frith
English
/fɹɪθ/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) Peace; security.
- (obsolete) Sanctuary, asylum.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English frith (wilderness, fence of brush wattle, hedge, enclosure, woodland meadow, royal forest, park, materials for making such a fence, game preserve, wooded area) derived from Old English friþ (peace, sanctuary, frith) derived from *friþu derived from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (peace, reconciliation, sanctuary) derived from Proto-Indo-European *priHós (beloved, dear, happy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*priHós
Gloss
beloved, dear, happy
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Perth English
- frithguild English
- frithstool English
- frithy English
- guild English
- stool English
- Fredesindi Latin
- Frieden German
- Friedensbruch German
- Friedensforscher German
- Friedensforschung German
- Friedensgespräch German
- Friedensnobelpreis German
- Friedensprozess German
- Friedensprozeß German
- Friedensvertrag German
- Friedenszeit German
- Friedhof German
- Seelenfrieden German
- Weltfrieden German
- friedlich German
- bergvrede Dutch, Flemish
- computervredebreuk Dutch, Flemish
- onvrede Dutch, Flemish
- vrede Dutch, Flemish
- vredesbespreking Dutch, Flemish
- vredesmacht Dutch, Flemish
- vredesmissie Dutch, Flemish
- vredesonderhandeling Dutch, Flemish
- vredespolitiek Dutch, Flemish
- vredesverdrag Dutch, Flemish
- vredeswerk Dutch, Flemish
- vredig Dutch, Flemish
- vreedzaam Dutch, Flemish
- wereldvrede Dutch, Flemish
- *preyH- Proto-Indo-European
- *priHós Proto-Indo-European
- *prāy- Proto-Indo-European
- *frijaz Proto-Germanic
- *frijōną Proto-Germanic
- *friþuz Proto-Germanic
- frid Swedish
- fridlysa Swedish
- ciricfriþ Old English
- deorfriþ Old English
- friþ Old English
- friþaþ Old English
- friþhus Old English
- friþian Old English
- friþleas Old English
- friþlic Old English
- friþlice Old English
- friþowebba Old English
- friþsum Old English
- unfriþ Old English
- प्रिय Sanskrit
- freen Middle English
- frith Middle English
- friðr Old Norse
- friðarbogi Icelandic
- friðlýsa Icelandic
- friður Icelandic
- heimsfriður Icelandic
- svefnfriður Icelandic
- ófriður Icelandic
- vrēde Middle Dutch
- fridu Old High German
- vrede Afrikaans
- frìth Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- frìth-ghadaiche Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- frìth-mhèirleach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- vride Middle High German
- vrīthof Middle High German
- Fridden Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *friþu gmw-pro
- fritho Old Dutch
- frithu Old Dutch
- *ɸriyos Proto-Celtic
- friide Cimbrian
- *priHás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- frithu Old Saxon
- friþer Old Swedish
- *prijos Proto-Italic
- *friþu Frankish