The story
- Old English · derived fromfyrhth“sparse woodland”
- English todayFrithville
Recorded as Le Frith in 1331, from Old English fyrhth (“sparse woodland”), with the later addition of + -ville.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village in Frithville and Westville parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3150). Full definition →
Recorded as Le Frith in 1331, from Old English fyrhth (“sparse woodland”), with the later addition of + -ville.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.