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frithstool

noun

Etymology

From frith + stool. Compare Old English friþstōl (“place of safety; refuge”).

  1. inherited from *stoh₂los✻
  2. inherited from *stōlaz✻ — “chair”
  3. inherited from *stōl✻
  4. inherited from stōl — “chair, seat, throne”
  5. inherited from stool
  6. compounded as frithstool — “frith + stool”

Definitions

  1. An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection…

    An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection to those seeking sanctuary.

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