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grith

(grit̸h)

noun

security, protection, or peace, esp. as guaranteed by someone or in some place
a sanctuary

Origin: ME < OE < ON, orig., home

See grith in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Protection or sanctuary provided by Old English law to persons in certain circumstances, as when in a church or traveling on the king's highway.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English

Origin: , from Old Norse gridh, domicile, asylum

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