Frid
/frɪd/noun
An obsolete English variant of frith, meaning peace, security, or protected sanctuary.
Did you know?In early Germanic culture, related words for peace could describe not merely calm, but a legally protected zone where violence was forbidden.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*friþuz
“Peace, security, or protection within a community”
Old English
Old English
friþ
“Peace, safety, sanctuary, or protection”
Old Norse
Old Norse
friðr
“Peace, friendship, or protection”
Middle English
Middle English
frid
“A variant form referring to peace, security, or a protected area”
Modern English
English
frith
“A surviving related form meaning peace, sanctuary, or a wooded enclosure”