thrallen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From thral +‎ -en (infinitival suffix); compare Old Norse þræla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθralən/

Verb

thrallen (third-person singular simple present thralleth, present participle thrallende, thrallynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle thralled)

  1. To enslave; to bring into subjection or bondage.
  2. To submit or subject oneself to thraldom or servitude.
  3. To suppress an emotion or faculty.

Conjugation

Conjugation of thrallen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) thrallen, thralle
present tense past tense
1st-person singular thralle thralled
2nd-person singular thrallest thralledest
3rd-person singular thralleth thralled
subjunctive singular thralle
imperative singular —
plural1 thrallen, thralle thralleden, thrallede
imperative plural thralleth, thralle —
participles thrallynge, thrallende thralled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: thrall
  • Scots: thirl

References

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