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firth
[ furth ]
/ fɜrθ /
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noun Chiefly Scot.
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
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Also frith [frith] /frɪθ/ .
Origin of firth
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (Scots ), from Old Norse firth-, stem of fjǫrthr “fjord”
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Firth
[ furth ]
/ fɜrθ /
noun
John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.
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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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Scientific 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.
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