träl
See also: trål and træl
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þræl, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic *þragilaz, *þrahilaz, *þrēhilaz, from the root *þreh-, *þreg-, *þrag- ‘to run’, from Proto-Indo-European *trāgʰ- (“pull, drag, race, run”).
Noun
träl c
- a thrall, a slave (forced labour)
Declension
| Declension of träl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | träl | trälen | trälar | trälarna |
| Genitive | träls | trälens | trälars | trälarnas |
Related terms
- träla
- trälarbete
- träldom
- träleri
- trälig