Frith, n. [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed for hunting, park, forest, AS. frið peace; akin to frenoð peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel. friðr, and from the root of E. free, friend. See Free, a., and cf. Affray, Defray.] 1. A forest; a woody place. Drayton.
2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure. Sir J. Wynne.