thrall

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /θɹɔːl/ (US) IPA(key): /θɹɔl/, /θɹɑl/ Rhymes: -ɔːl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English thral, thralle, threl, threlle, from Old English þrǣl (“thrall, slave, servant”), from Old Norse þræll (“slave”), from Proto-Germanic *þrahilaz, *þragilaz, *þrigilaz (“runner, gofer, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to pull, drag, race, run”), possibly a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”); related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan), Old English þrǣġan (“to run”). ==== Noun ==== thrall (countable and uncountable, plural thralls) (literary or puristic, otherwise archaic) Slave; one under the control of another. (uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person. Synonym: grasp A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. ===== Related terms ===== thraldom ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== thrall (comparative more thrall, superlative most thrall) (archaic) Enthralled; captive. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English thrallen, from the noun above. Compare Old Norse þræla. ==== Verb ==== thrall (third-person singular simple present thralls, present participle thralling, simple past and past participle thralled) (literary or puristic, otherwise archaic) To make a thrall; enslave. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== References ==== == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== thrall alternative form of thral ==== Adjective ==== thrall alternative form of thral === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== thrall alternative form of thrallen