firth

[ furth ]
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nounChiefly Scot.
  1. a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.

Origin of firth

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (Scots ), from Old Norse firth-, stem of fjǫrthr “fjord”
  • Also frith [frith] /frɪθ/ .

Words Nearby firth

Other definitions for Firth (2 of 2)

Firth
[ furth ]

noun
  1. John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.

Other words from Firth

  • Firth·i·an, adjective

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How to use firth in a sentence

  • It was in the month of January, and the wind, which was blowing hard across the firth, roared round the tower.

    Friend Mac Donald | Max O'Rell
  • They continued their course until they came to a place where a firth penetrated far into the country.

  • The broad firth was ever ebbing and flowing with the restless sea, and the burns bickering down the glens.

    Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
  • From its crested ridge and flanking hills the city trailed a dusky banner of smoke out over the fishing fleet in the firth.

    Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
  • Naething would satisfy me, man, but to get behind you and kick you over the firth into the Kingdom of Fife.

    Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for firth

firth

frith

/ (fɜːθ) /


noun
  1. a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland

Origin of firth

1
C15: from Old Norse fjörthr fiord

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Scientific definitions for firth

firth

[ fûrth ]


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

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