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grith

[ grith ]

noun

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


grith

/ ɡɪθ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of grith1

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

Origin of grith1

Old English grith; related to Old Norse grith home
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Example Sentences

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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.

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

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

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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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