thrallen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thral, thrall, thralle

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

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

Derived terms

• enthrallen

Descendants

• English: thrall
• Scots: thirl

References

• “thrallen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.