thrall

adj

Etymology: 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”).

1. Enthralled; captive.

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

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: 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”).

1. Slave; one under the control of another.

   “My father was always a thrall to alcohol.”

   “My servant, which that is my thrall by right”

2. The state of being under the control of another person.

   “Today's kids are in thrall to their phones.”

   “Go: release him from the thrall of Hautia.”

3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.

verb

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

1. To make a thrall; enslave.