grith

American  

[grith] / grɪθ /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.

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grith British  

/ ɡrɪθ /

noun

1. English legal history security, peace, or protection, guaranteed either in a certain place, such as a church, or for a period of time

2. a place of safety or protection

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Etymology

Origin of grith

before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Old Norse grith asylum, protection (as in a home)

Example Sentences

The man’s lawyer, Mette Grith Stage, said Tuesday she was informed of the decision a day earlier and informed her client, whose location is not known.

From Seattle Times

Grith Stage told Danish media she would bring the ruling before Danish courts.

From Seattle Times

Trí gretha tige degláich: grith fodla, grith suide, grith coméirge. tri grith L tri gartha M fogla L suigidhe BM 100.

From Project Gutenberg

Trí maic beres neóit do deinmnait: crith, dochell, grith. deinmnet N grith crith doicell N 145.

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But, from an early date, the English themselves were fond of verbal jingles, such as "Scot and lot," "sac and soc," "frith and grith," "eorl and ceorl," or "might and right."

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