Archaic adjective meaning resembling or relating to a friary or a freith (estuary); peaceful or sheltered.
Archaic form derived from 'freith' or 'friary' with the suffix '-y' (forming adjectives), or possibly combining elements describing both sheltered places and religious communities.
This ultra-rare word shows how English adjective forms could be productive—almost any noun could get '-y' added to become an adjective, which is why old texts are full of words we'd never say today.
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