Recent Examples on the WebOn the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.—Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020 Wide views across the Solway firth to Scotland provide a handy distraction.—The Economist, 4 Dec. 2019 Gray and harbor seals are a common sight in this firth, or estuary, where several major rivers meet the North Sea.—National Geographic, 16 Feb. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old Norse fjǫrthr — more at ford
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