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Frisby

Frisby proper noun: a village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK707013).

Proper noun

Frisby (countable and uncountable, plural Frisbys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK707013).
  2. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Frisby

pluralFrisbys

Origin of Frisby

From Old Norse frisir (“Frisians”) + býr (“settlement”).

Words formed from Frisby

Questions about Frisby

What does Frisby mean?
Frisby means a village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK707013).
What part of speech is Frisby?
Frisby is a proper noun.

Words near Frisby in the dictionary

  1. frisbeed
  2. frisbeeing
  3. frisbees
  4. Frisbie
  5. Frisbies
  6. Frisby
  7. Frisby on the Wreake
  8. Frisbys
  9. Friscan
  10. Friscans
  11. Frisch

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