church grith
/ˈtʃəːtʃ ɡrɪθ/Anglo-Saxon Law. Now historical
noun
Security, peace, or protection guaranteed within a church or its precincts; the right of sanctuary.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Laws of Edgar. From church + grith, probably after early Scandinavian.
- the free world
- the Fringe
- the fruit of the vine
- theft
- theftuous
- the fullness of one's (or the) heart
- the fur will fly
- the gaiety of nations
- the Galaxy
- the Gambia
- the game is up
- the game's not worth the candle
- the garden of England
- the Garter
- the General Strike
- the gents
- the genuine article
- the ghost in the machine
- the gift of the gab
- the gift of tongues
- the glass is half-full (or half-empty)
- the gloves are off (or with the gloves off or take the gloves off)
- thegn
- the Goat
- the Godhead