Troll

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (masculine,strong) troll
2. (colloquial,masculine,strong) an ugly or boorish person
3. (Internet,masculine,strong) troll

Synonyme

Gnom

Kobold

Unruhestifter

Provokateur

Provokateur in Online-Medien

Scharfmacher

Hetzer

Geschlecht

♂️ Männlich

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/trɔl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

18th century, from Danish trold, Swedish troll, both from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą. Influenced by a native word for “coarse, boorish person”, attested in Upper German dialects from the 15th century, which is probably cognate to the former. The internet sense after English troll, from the Old Norse.