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Thrall

//θɹɔl// adj, name, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Enthralled; captive. archaic

    "Rather than to live thrall, under the awe Of lordly lokes, wrapped within my cloke […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Slave; one under the control of another. countable, uncountable

    "My father was always a thrall to alcohol."

  2. 2
    someone held in bondage wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being under the control of another person. uncountable

    "Today's kids are in thrall to their phones."

  4. 4
    the state of being under the control of another person wordnet
  5. 5
    A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a thrall; enslave.

Etymology

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 *trāgʰ- (“to pull, drag, race, run”); according to ODS probably related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan), Old English þrǣġan (“to run”).

Etymology 2

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 *trāgʰ- (“to pull, drag, race, run”); according to ODS probably related to Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan), Old English þrǣġan (“to run”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English thrallen, from the noun above. Compare Old Norse þræla.

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