frith
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And th�s geares w�ron of-slegene nigon eorlas, and an cyning; and thy geare namon West-Seaxan frith with thone here.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by Swinton, William
She kept her gaze for the tide in the frith, feeling it would be indiscreet to say more.
From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
This long frith is 120 miles in length including its windings, and communicates at its eastern end with the Baltic.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
A corruption of frith, in Scotland applied to arms of the sea, and estuaries of various extent; also given to several channels amongst the Orkneys.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
On their way back to the ship they struck the frith nearer to the mouth than where the anchorage was.
From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
