Archaic term meaning without peace, unpeaceful, or lawless; lacking in security or protection.
From Old English frith (peace) + -less (without), a straightforward Old English compound showing how Germanic languages build meaning by combining simple roots with productive suffixes.
The -less suffix is incredibly productive in English—we can attach it to almost any noun to mean 'without it': homeless, helpless, shameless, frithless. It's like English gives us an infinite creativity tool for expressing negation!
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