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firth

noun
/fɜːθ/UK/fɝθ/US/fɪɹθ/

Etymology

From Middle English fyrth, a metathetic variant of frith (“forest”), from Old English fyrhþe, fyrhþ (“forest, wooded country; game preserve, hunting ground”), from Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi (“forest, woodland”), Proto-Germanic *furhiþją (“forest, wooded country”), *furhiþǭ, from *furhu (“fir; pine”), from *furahō, *furhō (“fir; pine; (fir or pine) forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”), from *perkʷ- (“oak”).

  1. derived from *pértus✻ — “crossing”
  2. derived from *ferþu✻
  3. derived from fjǫrðr — “firth, fjord”
  4. inherited from ford
  5. inherited from fyrth
  6. borrowed from firth

Definitions

  1. An arm or inlet of the sea

    An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.

    • The descent continues, still more steeply to Dundee (Tay Bridge), and approaching from the bridge itself this sharp descent gives the curious appearance that the station is below the level of the firth.
    • They drove on, every rise in the road lifting their sightline clear of the drystone dykes along the roadside, gifting glimpses of the firth and the islands, the blue peaks of Arran.

  2. Alternative form of frith (“a forest used for hunting

    Alternative form of frith (“a forest used for hunting; a (small) wood; wooded country; land covered mainly by brushwood”).

  3. A surname.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A town in Bingham County, Idaho, United States.

    2. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

    3. A parish on the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid…

      A parish on the Bay of Firth, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY3514 (approx.)

    4. A small village in north-east Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid…

      A small village in north-east Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4473).

    5. A hamlet south-east of Lilliesleaf, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref…

      A hamlet south-east of Lilliesleaf, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5423).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA