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A thrall (Old Norse: ''þræll'') was a slave〔(''Thrall'' Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2009 )〕 or serf in Scandinavian lands during the Viking Age. The corresponding term in Old English ''þēow ''. The status of slave (''þræll'', ''þēow '') contrasts with those of the freeman (''karl, ceorl'') and the nobleman (''jarl'', ''eorl''). The Middle Latin rendition of the term in early Germanic law is ''servus''. The social system of serfdom is continued in medieval feudalism. ==Etymology== Thrall is from the Old Norse ''þræll'', meaning a person who is in bondage or serfdom. The Old Norse term was lent into late Old English, as ''þræl''. The term is from a Common Germanic ''þragilaz'' ("runner", from a root *''þreh-'' "to run"). Old High German had a cognate, ''dregil'', meaning "servant, runner". The English derivation ''thraldom'' is of High Medieval date. The verb "to enthrall" is of Early Modern origin (metaphorical use from the 1570s, literal use from 1610).〔OED〕 The corresponding native term in Anglo-Saxon society was ''þeow'' (from Germanic *''þewa-'', perhaps from a PIE root *''tekw-'', "to run") A related Old English term is ''esne'' "labourer, hireling" (from Germanic *''asniz'', cognate with Gothic ''asneis'' "hireling", a derivation from '' *asunz'' "reward", from the same root as English ''earn'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thrall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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