træl

See also: träl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish thræl, 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtˢʁ̥alˀ], [ˈtˢʁ̥ɑlˀ]
  • Homophone: tral

Noun

træl c (singular definite trællen, plural indefinite trælle)

  1. slave

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Verb

træl

  1. imperative of trælle

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Old Norse þræll.

Noun

træl m (definite singular trælen, indefinite plural trælar, definite plural trælane)

  1. slave, thrall
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Noun

træl m (definite singular trælen, indefinite plural trælar, definite plural trælane)

  1. callus (hardened skin)
    Ung og sterk kar med træl i nevane
    Young and strong guy with a worker's hands

References

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