thral

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English þrǣl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic *þragilaz. The short vowel is presumably from compounds such as thraldom. ==== Alternative forms ==== tharll, therll, thrall, thralle, threll, þral, þrall, þralle, þrel ðral, þreal, þreall (Early Middle English) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /θral/, /θɛrl/, /θarl/ ==== Noun ==== thral (plural thralles) A slave or serf; one in bondage or slavery. A follower or servant of a deity or vice. A person in misery or penury; a wretch. Thraldom, servitude; the state of being servile. ===== Derived terms ===== thraldom thralhede thrallen ===== Descendants ===== English: thrall Scots: thirl ===== References ===== “thral, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. ==== Adjective ==== thral In slavery or servitude; subjugated, enslaved. Debased, low; experiencing misery or misfortune. Enthralled by Satan or sins; under the control of evil. ===== Descendants ===== English: thrall Scots: thirl ===== References ===== “thral, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== thral alternative form of thrallen