Troll

See also: troll, tröll, and trøll

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Troll

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

Hypernyms

German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɔl/, [tʁɔl]
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Noun

Troll m (strong, genitive Trolles or Trolls, plural Trolle, feminine Trollin)

  1. (mythology, literature) troll
  2. (colloquial) an ugly or boorish person
  3. (Internet) troll

Declension

Declension of Troll [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Troll die Trolle
genitive eines des Trolles, Trolls der Trolle
dative einem dem Troll, Trolle1 den Trollen
accusative einen den Troll die Trolle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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