thrall

/θɹɔːl/

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”).

thrall means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.

Why this word is great

THRALL — [Noun] A person in a state of servitude or under the complete control of another. From Middle English thral, from Old English þrǣl ("slave, servant"), from Old Norse þræll ("slave"), from Proto-Germanic *þrahilaz ("runner, servant"), from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- ("to run, drag"). Unlike a serf, bound by law to a plot of land, or a vassal, sworn by a mutual oath of honor, a thrall is defined by a more intimate and absolute dominion. It is the glazed eye of the addict before the needle, the rapt stillness of a crowd under a demagogue's spell, and the quiet, daily surrender to a grief so profound it becomes a master—a testament that the most absolute dungeons are often built within.

name

A surname.

adj

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

noun

Slave; one under the control of another.“My father was always a thrall to alcohol.”
The state of being under the control of another person.“Today's kids are in thrall to their phones.”
A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.

verb

To make a thrall; enslave.