- troll
- Noun. An ugly person, usually referring to a woman.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
troll
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troll — [ trɔl ] n. m. • 1842; mot suéd. ♦ Esprit, lutin des légendes scandinaves. ⊗ HOM. Trolle. ● troll nom masculin (suédois troll) Esprit malveillant du folklore scandinave, habitant les montagnes ou les forêts. ● troll (homonymes) nom masculin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Troll — Sm erw. exot. ass. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus den nordischen Sprachen (nschw. troll). Dieses aus anord. troll, tro̧ll n. unklarer Herkunft. Das nordische Wort fällt im Deutschen zusammen mit älterem trol Tölpel, ungeschlachter Mensch ,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Troll — Troll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trolling}.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[^o]ler, Of. troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Troll — Troll, n. [Icel. troll. Cf. {Droll}, {Trull}.] (Scand. Myth.) A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch. [1913 Webster] {Troll flower}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Troll — Troll, n. 1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round. [1913 Webster] Thence the catch and troll, while Laughter, holding both his sides, sheds tears … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Troll — »Kobold, Dämon«: Das im 17. Jh. aus dem Nord. (vgl. gleichbed. schwed. troll) entlehnte Substantiv hat sich mit einem heimischen Wort älter nhd. Troll (mhd. troll »grober, ungeschlachter Kerl«) vermischt, das wohl zu dem unter ↑ trollen… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Troll — Troll, v. i. 1. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six. [1913 Webster] 2. To move rapidly; to wag. F. Beaumont. [1913 Webster] 3. To take part in trolling a song. [1913 Webster] 4. To fish with a rod whose line… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
troll — Ⅰ. troll [1] ► NOUN ▪ (in folklore) an ugly cave dwelling being depicted as either a giant or a dwarf. ORIGIN originally in the sense «witch»: from Old Norse and Swedish troll, Danish trold. Ⅱ. troll [2] ► VERB 1) … English terms dictionary
