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firth

  [furth]
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–noun Chiefly Scot.
a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.
Also, frith.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME (Scots) < ON firth-, s. of fjǫrthr fjord

Firth

  [furth]
–noun
John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.
Related forms:
Firth⋅i⋅an, adjective
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firth   (fûrth)   
n.   Scots
A long, narrow inlet of the sea.

[Middle English furth, from Old Norse fjördhr; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Firth

Firth\, n. [Scot. See Frith.] (geog.) An arm of the sea; a frith.
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firth 
"arm of the sea, estuary of a river," c.1425, Scot., from O.N. fjörðr (see fjord).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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firth   (fûrth)  Pronunciation Key 
A long, narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords.
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