Troll Definition

trōl
trolled, trolling, trolls
verb
trolled, trolling, trolls
To speak fast.
Webster's New World
To roll; revolve.
Webster's New World
To wag.
Webster's New World
To sing in a round, catch, etc.
Webster's New World
To trail (a baited line) in fishing.
American Heritage
noun
trolls
The method of trolling in fishing.
Webster's New World
A song having parts sung in succession; round.
Webster's New World
A lure, or a lure and line, used in trolling.
Webster's New World
A person who posts inflammatory or otherwise unwanted material on an electronic forum, especially anonymously.
American Heritage
The material so posted.
American Heritage
pronoun
(slang) A native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Troll

Noun

Singular:
troll
Plural:
trolls

Origin of Troll

  • From Norwegian, Danish or Swedish troll, from Old Norse trÇ«ll (“witch, mage, conjurer") (compare Icelandic tröll), possibly related to the Middle High German trolle (“spook, wraith, monster, ogre") . Norwegian fortrylle (“to bewitch"), Norwegian and Danish trylle (“to conjure") and Swedish trolla (“to conjure").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English troll (“to go about", "to stroll", "to roll from side to side"), from Old French troller (French trôler) and Middle High German trollen (“to stroll"); fishing sense possibly influenced by trawl and/or trail

    From Wiktionary

  • A term coined by Yoopers to refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, because trolls live "under the bridge" (referring to the Mackinaw Bridge).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English trollen to wander about from Old French troller of Germanic origin N., senses 3a and b, influenced by troll

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English trollen, trollin (“to walk, wander"). Cognate with Low German trullen (“to troll").

    From Wiktionary

  • Old Norse

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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