firth

[ furth ]

/ fɜrθ /

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noun Chiefly Scot.

a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.

Nearby words

firsthand, firstling, firstly, firstnighter, firsts, firth, fisc, fiscal, fiscal agent, fiscal cliff, fiscal drag

Also frith.

Origin of firth

1400–50; late Middle English (Scots) < Old Norse firth-, stem of fjǫrthr fjord

Definition for firth (2 of 2)

Firth

[ furth ]

/ fɜrθ /

noun

John Rupert,1890–1960, English linguist.

Related forms

Firth·i·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for firth

[Laughs] Firth: Oh God… And with that, the interview was abruptly ended halfway into my allotted time by the publicist.
Emma Stone and Colin Firth on Woody Allen, Shrinkage, and Live-Texting ‘Bridget Jones’|Marlow Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[Laughs] Firth: The vistas and vintage wine, when is it going to stop!
Emma Stone and Colin Firth on Woody Allen, Shrinkage, and Live-Texting ‘Bridget Jones’|Marlow Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stone and Firth join several other stars in paying their respects to the late icon, including Lena Dunham and more (see below).
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Another Country then became a hit film in 1984 with Everett reprising his role as Bennett and Firth as Judd.
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“I think [Oldman] was the actor of my generation, certainly in Britain, who we all admired most,” Firth told The Daily Beast.
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The men are smart fishermen, distinguished from the other fishermen of the Firth chiefly by their "dredging song."
Christie Johnstone|Charles Reade
The sails were closely reefed, and she at once put out into the Firth.
Friends, though divided|G. A. Henty
Mr. Firth was empowered to swear in witnesses and take testimony.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
This poem is in the Firth MS., which clearly is a transcript of the preceding.
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, Vol III|John Cleveland
In passing, Mr. Pool hailed that he must run for the Firth of Forth to prevent the vessel from “riding under.”
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for firth

firth

frith

/ (fɜːθ) /

noun

a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland

Word Origin for firth

C15: from Old Norse fjörthr fiord

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Science definitions for firth

firth

[ fûrth ]

A long, narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords.