þræl

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • a slave, someone beholden to a lord or master

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse þræll (slave, serf, gofer, runner) derived from Proto-Germanic *þragilaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *trāgʰ- (run, pull, race, drag).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*trāgʰ-

Gloss

run, pull, race, drag

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
🎽 🏃 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 💨

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