Frisby

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK707013).

OriginOld Norse frisir →
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Meanings

proper nounFrisby (countable and uncountable, plural Frisbys)

plural Frisbys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK707013).
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsefrisir“Frisians”
  2. EnglishFrisby

From Old Norse frisir (“Frisians”) + býr (“settlement”).

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APA

Frisby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frisby

MLA

“Frisby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frisby. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frisby,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frisby.

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