transitive verb

1. to roll; revolve
2. 1. to sing the parts of (a round, catch, etc.) in succession
   2. to sing lustily or in a full, rolling voice; chant merrily
3. 1. to trail (a lure, bait, etc.) through the water in fishing from a slowly moving boat
   2. to fish in (a lake, etc.) by this method

Etymology: ME trollen, to roll, troll, wander, prob. < MFr troller < ? MHG trollen, to walk or run with short steps: see troll

intransitive verb

1. Now Rare
   1. to speak fast
   2. to wag: said of the tongue
2. to sing in a round, catch, etc.
3. 1. to sing lustily or in a full, rolling voice
   2. to be uttered in such a voice
4. to fish with a bait or lure trailed on a line behind a slowly moving boat
5. to roll, spin, or whirl

noun

1. a song having parts sung in succession; round
2. 1. the method of trolling in fishing
   2. a lure, or a lure and line, used in trolling

noun

Etymology: ON, prob. < *truzla < IE *dreu-, var. of base *drā-, to run > trap, MHG trollen, to run with short steps, Ger trolle, wench: readopted < Norw by 19th-c. antiquaries