English
wikipedia|dab=Troll (disambiguation)|Troll

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/tr��l/, SAMPA|/tr@Ul/ or IPA|/tr�l/, SAMPA|/trQl/
audio|en-us-troll.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|É�Ê�l, Rhymes:English:-É�l|–É�l

Etymology 1
From Norw., Sw. or Dan. term|troll|langsv, from ON. term|troll|langnon, of unknown origin. Compare Swedish term|trolla, Danish term|trylle||to perform magical arts.

Noun
en-noun

1. fantasy A supernatural being, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
2. slang An ugly person of either sex.

Translations
trans-top|supernatural being
Finnish: peikko
trans-mid
Old Norse: #Old Norse|troll n
Spanish: trol m
Swedish: #Swedish|troll n
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; compare Old French term|troller||to quest, to wander (modern French term|trôler) and Middle High German term|trollen||to stroll

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To saunter, especially in order to find a sexual partner

#: I am trolling for custom, said the actress to the bishop.

1. context|fishing To entice fish with bait; to fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat.
2. By extension, to search (for), to draw out, to entice
3. intransitive To disrupt the operation of an online community.
4. context|archaic|transitive To sing in the form of a round.

#: Troll the ancient Yuletide carol. Fa la la la la la la la la.

Noun
en-noun

1. An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line.
2. context|internet A person who posts to a newsgroup, bulletin board, etc., in a way deliberately intended to anger other posters and to start arguments, or otherwise disrupt the group's intended purpose.
3. context|internet A deliberately inflammatory post to a newsgroup, etc.

Translations
trans-top|a deliberately inflammatory posting to a newsgroup
Finnish: trolli, trollaus
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
concern troll

Swedish

Pronunciation
IPA|/�tr�l/|lang=sv

Noun
sv-noun-n-zero
troll n

1. #English|troll (supernatural being)

See also
förtrolla
trolla
trolldom
trollkarl
trollkonst
trollkonstnär
trollkärring

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