troll
Norwegian Nynorsk
/trɔlː/
noun-n1
Definitions
- troll supernatural being
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse trǫll (conjurer, mage, witch) derived from Proto-Germanic *truzlą (creature which walks clumsily, giant, fiend, a supernatural being, monster, demon) derived from Proto-Indo-European *derǝ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*derǝ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- troll English
- Trulla German
- *derǝ- Proto-Indo-European
- troll Norwegian Bokmål
- *truzlą Proto-Germanic
- rumpetroll Swedish
- troll Swedish
- -e- Norwegian Nynorsk
- binde Norwegian Nynorsk
- kjerring Norwegian Nynorsk
- kvinne Norwegian Nynorsk
- mann Norwegian Nynorsk
- pille Norwegian Nynorsk
- pilleskrukketroll Norwegian Nynorsk
- rumpa Norwegian Nynorsk
- rumpe Norwegian Nynorsk
- rumpetroll Norwegian Nynorsk
- skrukk Norwegian Nynorsk
- trollbinde Norwegian Nynorsk
- trollheim Norwegian Nynorsk
- trollkjerring Norwegian Nynorsk
- trollkvinne Norwegian Nynorsk
- trollmann Norwegian Nynorsk
- troll Old Norse
- trǫll Old Norse
- trold Danish
- tröll Icelandic
- drol Middle Dutch
- trøll Faroese
- tröll Westrobothnian
- trøll Scanian