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firth or frith, Scottish term applied to an arm of the sea, usually an estuary or strait. For Firth of Clyde, see Clyde ; for Firth of Forth, see Forth .

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

firth XV. orig. Sc. — ON. fjǫrðr FIORD.

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firth / fər[unvoicedth]/ • n. a narrow inlet of the sea; an estuary.

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