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1 hrífa
enthral,* * *(hríf; hreif, hrifum; hrifinn), v.1) to catch, snatch (hrífa til e-s);hrífa við, to take hold, to grip (kasta akkerum, ok hrífa þau við, um síðir);impers., hríft við, it takes effect, it turns out well;2) to scratch (hann lét hrífa sér með kömbum).* * *u, f. a rake, Eb. 258, Fms. iii. 207, Háv. 47.COMPDS: hrífutindr, hrífuskapt. -
2 HRÍFA
enthral,* * *(hríf; hreif, hrifum; hrifinn), v.1) to catch, snatch (hrífa til e-s);hrífa við, to take hold, to grip (kasta akkerum, ok hrífa þau við, um síðir);impers., hríft við, it takes effect, it turns out well;2) to scratch (hann lét hrífa sér með kömbum).* * *hreif, hrifu, hrifinn, [prob, from the same root as hrifsa, cp. Engl. to rive]:—to catch, grapple; kasta akkerum, ok hrífa þau við um síðir, Bs. i. 423; en nokkuð bægði allstaðar svá at hvergi hreif við, Gísl. 125; þá hét hann á heilagan Jón biskup … ok hreif þegar við, Bs. i. 197; hann reist þeim seiðvillur með þeim atkvæðum, at þeim hrifi sjálfum seiðmönnum, Fas. iii. 319; hann hrífr þá til hlustanna, Fs. 146: rare in old writers, but freq. in mod. usage: also in a metaph. sense, to affect, to move, touch, stir into a passion, hrifinn, part. moved, enthusiastic, etc. -
3 ÞJÁ
(þjá, þjáða, þjáðr), v. to constrain, enthral, enslave; hann var þjár til vinnu, he was forced to work as a bondsman.* * *þjáði, þjáð, [for the root see þýr, þjóna], to constrain, enthral, enslave; hann var þjáðr til vinnu, he was worked as a bondsman, Fms. i. 78; son (acc.) Loðinn vildi hann (nom.) þjá undir þrældóm, 289; sveinarnir vóru þjáðir ok undu þeir ílla, Eg. 235; þat fólk var lengi síðan þjáð í Vindlandi, Fms. vii. 195; hann vildi selja oss í þrældóm, ok hét oss afarkostum ok lima-láti ef vér vildim eigi þjásk, iii. 158; lét Rögnvaldr þjásk en Úlfr eigi, i. 289; mörg er þjóð of þjáð, Hkm. 21.II. to chastise; hann þjáði sinn líkama í mörgum hlutum, Fb. ii. 431; pínast ok þjást, to feel great pain, Stj. 131.III. part. þjáðr, ör-þjáðr, sár-þjáðr. stricken, worn, smarting, of sickness, grief, or the like. -
4 þrælka
(að), v. to enthral.* * *að, to enthral, Eg. 8, Fb. i. 49, Trist. 6: þrælkasí, to be enthralled, Stj. 282.
См. также в других словарях:
enthral — is spelt with one l and is inflected with two ls in enthralled, enthralling, but there is only one l in enthralment. In AmE, there are two ls in all these forms, including enthrall itself; and there is a variant inthrall … Modern English usage
enthral — (US enthrall) ► VERB (enthralled, enthralling) 1) fascinate (someone) and hold their attention. 2) (also inthrall) archaic enslave. DERIVATIVES enthralment (US enthrallment) noun … English terms dictionary
enthral — UK [ɪnˈθrɔːl] / US [ɪnˈθrɔl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms enthral : present tense I/you/we/they enthral he/she/it enthrals present participle enthralling past tense enthralled past participle enthralled to make you so interested in… … English dictionary
enthral — Inthrall In*thrall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inthralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inthralling}.] [Cf. {Enthrall}.] [Written also {inthral}, {enthral}, and {enthrall}.] To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enthral — Enthrall En*thrall , v. t. [Pref. en + thrall. Cf. {Inthrall}.] [Written also {enthral}.] To hold in thrall; to enslave. See {Inthrall}. [1913 Webster] The bars survive the captive they enthrall. Byron. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enthral — transitive verb see enthrall … New Collegiate Dictionary
enthral — enthralment, n. /en thrawl /, v.t., enthralled, enthralling. enthrall. * * * … Universalium
enthral — verb a) To hold spellbound; to bewitch, charm or captivate. b) To make subservient; to enslave or subjugate … Wiktionary
enthral — (BrE) (AmE enthrall) verb PHRASES ▪ be enthralled by sth, be enthralled with sth ▪ They were enthralled with the play. ▪ hold sb enthralled, keep sb enthralled ▪ … Collocations dictionary
enthral — en|thral BrE enthrall AmE [ınˈθro:l US ˈθro:l] v past tense and past participle enthralled present participle enthralling [T usually passive] to make someone very interested and excited, so that they listen or watch something very carefully be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
enthral — en|thral [ ın θrɔl ] a British spelling of enthrall … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
