Old English · noun
friþu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfri.θu/[ˈfri.ðu]
- Syllables
- ˈfri · θu (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- frithsecurity
Meaning
-
frith (peace, security, protection, a refuge)
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Ultimately Proto-Germanic from *frijaz (“free, loved”) + *-iþō f (abstract noun suffix). Compare Gothic (frijaþwa) from *frijaz + *-þwō.
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