Troll Definition

trōl

trolled, trolling, trolls

verb

trolled, trolling, trolls

To speak fast.

Webster's New World

To roll; revolve.

Webster's New World

To wag.

Webster's New World

To sing in a round, catch, etc.

Webster's New World

To trail (a baited line) in fishing.

American Heritage

noun

trolls

The method of trolling in fishing.

Webster's New World

A song having parts sung in succession; round.

Webster's New World

A lure, or a lure and line, used in trolling.

Webster's New World

A person who posts inflammatory or otherwise unwanted material on an electronic forum, especially anonymously.

American Heritage

The material so posted.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

pronoun

(slang) A native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Troll

Singular:

troll

Plural:

From Norwegian, Danish or Swedish troll, from Old Norse trÇ«ll (“witch, mage, conjurer") (compare Icelandic tröll), possibly related to the Middle High German trolle (“spook, wraith, monster, ogre") . Norwegian fortrylle (“to bewitch"), Norwegian and Danish trylle (“to conjure") and Swedish trolla (“to conjure").

From Wiktionary
From Middle English troll (“to go about", "to stroll", "to roll from side to side"), from Old French troller (French trôler) and Middle High German trollen (“to stroll"); fishing sense possibly influenced by trawl and/or trail

From Wiktionary
A term coined by Yoopers to refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, because trolls live "under the bridge" (referring to the Mackinaw Bridge).

From Wiktionary
Middle English trollen to wander about from Old French troller of Germanic origin N., senses 3a and b, influenced by troll

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English trollen, trollin (“to walk, wander"). Cognate with Low German trullen (“to troll").

From Wiktionary
Old Norse

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition