þræll

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þræll.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /θraitl/
• Rhymes: -aitl

Noun

þræll m (genitive singular þræls, plural þrælar)

1. a slave

Declension

declension of þræll

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þræll	þrællinn	þrælar	þrælarnir
accusative	þræl	þrælinn	þræla	þrælana
dative	þræl	þrælnum	þrælum	þrælunum
genitive	þræls	þrælsins	þræla	þrælanna

See also

• ambátt
• leysingi

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrahilaz, *þrēhilaz, cognate with Old High German drigil (“servant”) and Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”).

Noun

þræll m

1. slave

Descendants

Danish: træl c (Old Danish thræl) Faroese: trælur m, trællur m Icelandic: þræll m Middle Low German: drelle (loanword)

Norwegian (bokmål): trell m Norwegian (nynorsk): træl m Old English: þrǣl m (loanword) Swedish: träl c (Old Swedish þræl)