thrall

Significat (English)

Noun

1. One who is enslaved or under mind control.
2. The state of being under the control of another person.
3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.

Adj

Enthralled; captive.

Verb

To make a thrall; enslave.

Synonyms

slave

bondman

thraldom

bondage

slavery

serf

thralldom

prisoner of war

setscrew

shebang

subjugate

vassal

gaolbird

Helot

PoW

POW

PW

captive

convict

enslave

fag

jailbird

prisoner

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/θɹɔːl/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: thral

Inherited from anglès antic: þrǣl

Cognate with gòtic: 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽

Cognate with anglès antic: þrǣġan

Inherited from anglès mitjà: thrallen

Cognate with nòrdic antic: þræla

In summary

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”).