John firth
[furth] /fɜrθ/
noun
1.
John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.
/fɜːθ/
noun
1.
a relatively narrow inlet of the sea, esp in Scotland
n.
“arm of the sea, estuary of a river,” early 15c., Scottish, from Old Norse fjörðr (see fjord).
firth
(fûrth)
A long, narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords.
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