thrallen
Appearance
Middle English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From thral + -en (infinitival suffix); compare Old Norse þræla.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]thrallen (third-person singular simple present thralleth, present participle thrallende, thrallynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle thralled)
- To enslave; to bring into subjection or bondage.
- To submit or subject oneself to thraldom or servitude.
- To suppress an emotion or faculty.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of thrallen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “thrallen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.