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—troller, n./trohl/, v.t.1. to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice.2. to sing in the manner of a round or catch.3. to fish for or in with a moving line, working the line up or down with a rod, as in fishing for pike, or trailing the line behind a slow-moving boat.4. to move (the line or bait) in doing this.5. to cause to turn round and round; roll.6. Obs. to hand around, as a bowl of liquor at table.v.i.7. to sing with a full, rolling voice; give forth full, rolling tones.8. to be uttered or sounded in such tones.9. to fish by trolling.10. to roll; turn round and round.11. to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking.n.12. a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.13. the act of trolling.14. a lure used in trolling for fish.15. the fishing line containing the lure and hook for use in trolling.[1350-1400; ME trollen to roll, stroll < MF troller to run here and there < MHG trollen walk or run with short steps]troll2/trohl/, n.1. (in Scandinavian folklore) any of a race of supernatural beings, sometimes conceived as giants and sometimes as dwarfs, inhabiting caves or subterranean dwellings.2. Slang. a person who lives or sleeps in a park or under a viaduct or bridge, as a bag lady or derelict.[1610-20; < ON troll demon]
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▪ legendary creaturein early Scandinavian folklore, giant, monstrous being, sometimes possessing magic powers. Hostile to men, trolls lived in castles and haunted the surrounding districts after dark. If exposed to sunlight they burst or turned to stone. In later tales trolls often are man-sized or smaller beings similar to dwarfs and elves. They live in mountains, sometimes steal human maidens, and can transform themselves and prophesy. In the Shetland and Orkney islands, Celtic areas once settled by Scandinavians, trolls are called trows and appear as small malign creatures who dwell in mounds or near the sea. In the plays of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, especially Peer Gynt (1867) and The Master Builder (1892), trolls are used as symbols of destructive instincts. Trolls in modern tales for children often live under bridges, menacing travelers and exacting tasks or tolls.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
