Meaning of "thrall" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THRALL

Old English thrǣl slave, from Old Norse thrǣll.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF THRALL

thrall  [θrɔːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THRALL

Thrall is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb thrall in English.

WHAT DOES THRALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thrall

A thrall was a slave or serf in Scandinavian lands during the Viking Age beginning in c. 793. Norsemen and Vikings raided across Europe. They often captured and enslaved militarily weaker peoples they encountered, but took the most slaves in raids of the British Isles and Slavs in Eastern Europe. The thralls were mostly from Western Europe, among them many Franks, Anglo-Saxons, and Celts. Many Irish slaves were used in expeditions for the colonization of Iceland. The Norse also took German, Baltic, Slavic and Latin slaves. The Vikings kept some slaves as servants and sold most captives in the Byzantine or Islamic markets. The slave trade was one of the pillars of the Norse economy during the 6th through 11th centuries. The Persian traveler Ibn Rustah described how Swedish Vikings, the Varangians or Rus, terrorized and enslaved the Slavs taken in their raids along the Volga River. Thralls were the lowest class in the Scandinavian social order and usually provided unskilled labor. The Viking slave trade slowly ended in the 11th century, as the Vikings settled in the European territories they had once raided.

Definition of thrall in the English dictionary

The first definition of thrall in the dictionary is Also called: thraldom, thralldom,. the state or condition of being in the power of another person. Other definition of thrall is a person who is in such a state. Thrall is also a person totally subject to some need, desire, appetite, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO THRALL

PRESENT

Present

I thrall

you thrall

he/she/it thralls

we thrall

you thrall

they thrall

Present continuous

I am thralling

you are thralling

he/she/it is thralling

we are thralling

you are thralling

they are thralling

Present perfect

I have thralled

you have thralled

he/she/it has thralled

we have thralled

you have thralled

they have thralled

Present perfect continuous

I have been thralling

you have been thralling

he/she/it has been thralling

we have been thralling

you have been thralling

they have been thralling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I thralled

you thralled

he/she/it thralled

we thralled

you thralled

they thralled

Past continuous

I was thralling

you were thralling

he/she/it was thralling

we were thralling

you were thralling

they were thralling

Past perfect

I had thralled

you had thralled

he/she/it had thralled

we had thralled

you had thralled

they had thralled

Past perfect continuous

I had been thralling

you had been thralling

he/she/it had been thralling

we had been thralling

you had been thralling

they had been thralling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will thrall

you will thrall

he/she/it will thrall

we will thrall

you will thrall

they will thrall

Future continuous

I will be thralling

you will be thralling

he/she/it will be thralling

we will be thralling

you will be thralling

they will be thralling

Future perfect

I will have thralled

you will have thralled

he/she/it will have thralled

we will have thralled

you will have thralled

they will have thralled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been thralling

you will have been thralling

he/she/it will have been thralling

we will have been thralling

you will have been thralling

they will have been thralling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would thrall

you would thrall

he/she/it would thrall

we would thrall

you would thrall

they would thrall

Conditional continuous

I would be thralling

you would be thralling

he/she/it would be thralling

we would be thralling

you would be thralling

they would be thralling

Conditional perfect

I would have thrall

you would have thrall

he/she/it would have thrall

we would have thrall

you would have thrall

they would have thrall

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been thralling

you would have been thralling

he/she/it would have been thralling

we would have been thralling

you would have been thralling

they would have been thralling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you thrall
we let´s thrall
you thrall

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to thrall

Past participle

thralled

Present Participle

thralling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «THRALL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thrall» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of thrall

bondage · bondservant · bondsman · enslavement · serf · serfdom · servitude · slave · slavery · subject · subjection · subjugation · thraldom · varlet · vassal · vassalage

TRANSLATION OF THRALL

Find out the translation of thrall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thrall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thrall» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 崇信
• Translator English - Spanish: Thrall
• English: thrall
• Translator English - Hindi: दास
• Translator English - Arabic: العبد
• Translator English - Russian: Тралл
• Translator English - Portuguese: thrall
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্রীতদাস
• Translator English - French: esclavage
• Translator English - Malay: Thrall
• Translator English - German: thrall
• Translator English - Japanese: スロール
• Translator English - Korean: 스랄
• Translator English - Javanese: Cepet banget
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tôi mọi
• Translator English - Tamil: அடிமை நிலை
• Translator English - Marathi: गोडवा
• Translator English - Turkish: kölelik
• Translator English - Italian: schiavo
• Translator English - Polish: niewolnika
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Трал
• Translator English - Romanian: Thrall
• Translator English - Greek: Thrall
• Translator English - Afrikaans: slawerny
• Translator English - Swedish: thrall
• Translator English - Norwegian: Thrall

3 QUOTES WITH «THRALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thrall.

1

Todd Gitlin

Collectively, we are in thrall to media - because they deliver to us many of the psychic goods we crave, and we know no other way to live.

2

Jack Levine

It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.

3

Donald G. Mitchell

Youth is in a grand flush, like the hot days of ending summer; and pleasant dreams thrall your spirit, like the smoky atmosphere that bathes the landscape of an August day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THRALL»

Discover the use of thrall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thrall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

World of Warcraft: Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

The realm of Azeroth struggles to rally against a brutal dragon attack and the schemes of an evil Horde war chief.

Christie Golden, 2012

Thrall: Poems

Collects the author's poems as she reflects on her own interracial ancestry, her estrangement from her father, and their place in the history of race in America.

Natasha D. Trethewey, 2012

Thrall: A Drama in Two Acts

The "avatars'' are transformed by the game in which they are enslaved, but the central question remains: who is the master and who is the thrall?

Alvin Cooperman, 2003

Vampire Thrall

Victor Decimus returns! The sequel the the bestselling Vampire Vow.

Michael Schiefelbein, 2003

In Thrall

This is the early sixties, years before gay liberation, when all Lynn knows about "lezbos" is that they wear their hair in crew cuts, buy suits like her father's, and sprout mustaches over their upper lips.

Jane DeLynn, 1982

Moon Thrall

When private investigator Grace Daniels agrees to help football star Dallas McKay find his birth parents, she's determined to remain professional.

Mel Teshco, 2011

Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry

This Second Edition includes many revisions and additions, including new chapters on molecular diagnostics of hematologic malignancies and lipid pathology, updates to reflect advances in diagnostic instrumentation and capabilities, ...

Mary Anna Thrall, Glade Weiser, Robin Allison, 2012

The Thrall of Leif the Lucky

Leif Ericsson, also known as Leif the LuckyA, second son of Erik the Red, certainly displayed the Viking spirit of adventure and exploration.

Ottilie A. Liljencrantz, 2010

II Corinthians 1-7

The first paperback editions to be published cover the heart of the New Testament, providing a wealth of information and research in accessible and attractive format.

Margaret Thrall, 2004

Business Geography and New Real Estate Market Analysis

This work focuses on integrating land-use location science with the technology of geographic information systems (GIS).

Grant Ian Thrall Professor of Geography University of Florida, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THRALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thrall is used in the context of the following news items.

Thrall calls for ARPA meeting

Lamar Utilities Board (LUB) member Doug Thrall is looking for a meeting with Rick Rigel and the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) about the shuttered ... «Lamar Ledger, Jul 15»

Studio at the Palms' Zoe Thrall interviews Las Vegas-based band …

We continue today with Palms recording studio chief Zoe Thrall and Las Vegas resident and masked magician Jeff McBride. First up is Zoe, who interviews Las ... «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»

The Third Woman by Jonathan Freedland – if the US were in thrall to …

Freedland means the Chinese New Year: in The Third Woman the US is in total economic (and, increasingly, cultural) thrall to China. To ensure interest ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Stiles Farm Field Day scheduled June 16 in Thrall

THRALL – Management of new technology in cotton, plus methods used to reduce planting populations in grain sorghum, will be part of several presentations ... «AgriLife Today, May 15»

Remembering artist Arthur Thrall

This painting (shown here in detail) by Arthur Thrall was created for the 75th anniversary of the Milwaukee Journal, when the company invited professional ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»

Thrall police chief concerned about trains blocking essential roads

THRALL, Texas (KXAN) — We want emergency responders to get where they need to go as quickly and safely as possible. In Williamson County, train tracks ... «KXAN.com, Mar 15»

Delta Tau Delta member arrested for dealing Xanax

IU police officers arrested Andrew Thrall, 20, at the Alpha Chi Omega house at 1000 N. Jordan after a months-long investigation, IU Police Department Lt. Craig ... «Indiana Daily Student, Mar 15»

Destiny Infinite Thrall Glitch Provides Easy Loot And Experience

Destiny players keep finding creative ways to farm new loot for their characters. Their latest trick, dubbed the "Infinite Thrall Glitch," is one of the easiest tricks yet. «Cinema Blend, Mar 15»

Heroes of the Storm brings new skins, mounts, and warchief Thrall

The company says that we can look forward to several news skins, a couple of new mounts, and a new hero in the form of warchief Thrall. Okay, so technically ... «Load The Game, Jan 15»

Aspen Times Weekly book review: “Thrall,” by Natasha Trethewey

The poems in “Thrall” are largely meditations on paintings, parsing the meanings and double meanings of colors and imagery through the perspectives of history ... «Aspen Times, Jan 15»