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Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English þrǣl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic *þragilaz. The short vowel is presumably from compounds such as thraldom.
Alternative forms
- tharll, therll, thrall, thralle, threll, þral, þrall, þralle, þrel
- ðral, þreal, þreall (Early Middle English)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θral/, /θɛrl/, /θarl/
Noun
thral (plural thralles)
- A slave or serf; one in bondage or slavery.
- A follower or servant of a deity or vice.
- A person in misery or penury; a wretch.
- Thraldom, servitude; the state of being servile.
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Adjective
thral
- In slavery or servitude; subjugated, enslaved.
- Debased, low; experiencing misery or misfortune.
- Enthralled by Satan or sins; under the control of evil.
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Etymology 2
Verb
thral
- Alternative form of thrallen