Thanks leeneia. That's interesting.

I always liked the word "frith" meaning "peace" after I read The Snow Goose, by Paul Gallico when I was a kid. The girl in the story was named Frith and the old man (I think) told her it meant "peace" which was relevant because the story is set during WWII and leads into the Dunkirk rescues.

You may be interested in a book that I mentioned in the Fowles in the Frith thread:
History in English Words by Owen Barfield