friþ

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

friþ

1. alternative form of frith (“peace”)

Etymology 2

Noun

friþ

1. alternative form of frith (“forest”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• ferþ

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /friθ/

Noun

friþ n or m

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

Usage notes

From the 9th C. displaced by ferþ (“mind, spirit”) in both contemporary and historical given names.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	friþ	friþu
accusative	friþ	friþu
genitive	friþes	friþa
dative	friþe	friþum

Alternative forms

• friþu

Derived terms

• Ċēolfriþ
• friþlēas
• friþlīċ
• friþlīċe
• friþowebba
• Friþowulf
• friþsum
• Gūþfriþ
• unfriþ

Related terms

• frēo
• frēod
• frēoġan
• frēond
• frīġ
• friþu

Descendants

• Middle English: frith, ffryth, firth, freth, freþ, frið, friþ, friþþ, fryth, fryþ
  • English: frith

Etymology 2

Earlier *frīd, from Proto-Germanic *frīdaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /friːθ/
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Adjective

frīþ

1. splendid, beautiful

Declension

Declension of frīþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frīþ	frīþ	frīþ
Accusative	frīþne	frīþe	frīþ
Genitive	frīþes	frīþre	frīþes
Dative	frīþum	frīþre	frīþum
Instrumental	frīþe	frīþre	frīþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frīþe	frīþa, frīþe	frīþ
Accusative	frīþe	frīþa, frīþe	frīþ
Genitive	frīþra	frīþra	frīþra
Dative	frīþum	frīþum	frīþum
Instrumental	frīþum	frīþum	frīþum

Declension of frīþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frīþa	frīþe	frīþe
Accusative	frīþan	frīþan	frīþe
Genitive	frīþan	frīþan	frīþan
Dative	frīþan	frīþan	frīþan
Instrumental	frīþan	frīþan	frīþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	frīþan	frīþan	frīþan
Accusative	frīþan	frīþan	frīþan
Genitive	frīþra, frīþena	frīþra, frīþena	frīþra, frīþena
Dative	frīþum	frīþum	frīþum
Instrumental	frīþum	frīþum	frīþum