troll

  • 31Troll — Kobold; Gnom * * * Trọll 〈m. 1〉 1. 〈nord. Myth.〉 dämonisches Wesen, Unhold 2. 〈Jägerspr.〉 Trab (vom Schalenwild) [<mhd. trolle „Tölpel, ungeschlachter Mensch, gespensterhaftes Ungetüm“ <anord. troll „Unhold“; → trollen, treten] * * *… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 32troll — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, probably from Anglo French *troiller, *troller; akin to Anglo French troil, trolle winch Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to cause to move round and round ; roll 2. a. to sing the parts of (as a round or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33troll — troll1 [trəul, trɔl US troul] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Norwegian; Origin: troll and Danish trold, from Old Norse troll evil creature, giant ] an imaginary creature in stories that looks like an ugly person troll 2 troll2 v [I and T] American English …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34troll — I UK [trɒl] / UK [trəʊl] noun [countable] Word forms troll : singular troll plural trolls 1) a very ugly creature in old Scandinavian stories that lives in a cave and is either very small or very tall 2) an ugly or unpleasant person 3) computing… …

    English dictionary

  • 35troll´er — troll1 «trohl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to sing (something) in a full, rolling voice. b) to sing (something) in succession. When three people troll a round or catch, the soprano sings one line, the alto comes in next with the same line, and then… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 36troll — troll1 [ troul ] noun count 1. ) a very ugly creature in old Scandinavian stories that lives in a CAVE and is either very small or very tall 2. ) an ugly or unpleasant person troll troll 2 [ troul ] verb intransitive 1. ) to try to catch fish… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37troll — [[t]trɒ̱l, tro͟ʊl[/t]] trolls, trolling, trolled 1) N COUNT In Scandinavian mythology, trolls are creatures who look like ugly people. They live in caves or on mountains and steal children. 2) VERB If you troll somewhere, you go there in a casual …

    English dictionary

  • 38troll — 1. n. an ugly person; a grouchy person. □ Gee, that dame is a real troll. What’s her problem? 2. n. an Internet user who sends inflammatory or provocative messages designed to elicit negative responses or start a flame war. (As a fisherman trolls …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 39Troll — Горный тролль. Рисунок Йона Бауэра Тролль (швед. Troll)  существо из скандинавской мифологии, фигурирующее во многих сказках. Тролли представляют собой горных духов, ассоциируемых с камнем, обычно враждебных человеку. Тролли часто фигурируют в… …

    Википедия

  • 40troll — ● n. m. ►SOC►USENET Dans le folklore nordique, les Trolls se voient affublés de toutes les formes et les tailles possibles (généralement assez grand, tout de même), l invariant étant leur caractère effroyable, semant la zizanie. Dans l ouvrage… …

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