þræl

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse þræll, partly displacing the native word þēow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θræːl/

Noun

þrǣl m

1. slave

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	þrǣl	þrǣlas
accusative	þrǣl	þrǣlas
genitive	þrǣles	þrǣla
dative	þrǣle	þrǣlum

Descendants

• Middle English: thral, tharll, therll, thrall, thralle, threll, þral, þrall, þralle, þrel, ðral, þreal, þreall (Early Middle English)
  • English: thrall
  • Scots: thirl

Old Norse

Noun

þræl

1. accusative singular of þræll