Troll

Meaning

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

Concepts

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Synonyms

Gnom

Kobold

Unruhestifter

Provokateur

Provokateur in Online-Medien

Scharfmacher

Hetzer

Translations

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طْرُول

trol

τρολ

Troll

espíritu

gnomo

maligno

Troll

Pronounced as (IPA)

/trɔl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish: trold

Borrowed from Swedish: troll

In summary

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.