thrall

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Slave; one under the control of another.
2. (uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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

Translations

esclave

esclavo

esclau

escravo

esir

kölelik

köle

cativo

jugo

δουλεία

δούλος

servo

Knecht

Häftling

pres

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹɔːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thral

Inherited from Old English: þrǣl

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽

Cognate with Old English: þrǣġan

Inherited from Middle English: thrallen

Cognate with Old Norse: 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”).