troll´er

troll¹ «trohl», verb, noun.

–v.t.

1. a) to sing (something) in a full, rolling voice. b) to sing (something) in succession. When three people troll a round or catch, the soprano sings one line, the alto comes in next with the same line, and then the bass sings it, and so on, while the others keep on singing.

2. to draw (a line, baited hook, or lure) continuously through the water, especially from the stern of a moving boat.

3. to fish in (a body of water) by trolling.

4. Obsolete. to roll.

5. Obsolete. to entice; allure.

6. Obsolete. to move (the tongue) volubly.

7. Obsolete. to cause to pass from one to another; hand around among the company present.

–v.i.

1. to sing in a full, rolling voice; sing merrily or jovially.

2. to fish by trolling: »

to troll for bass.

3. Obsolete. to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking; wag.

4. Obsolete. to ramble; saunter; stroll.

–n.

1. a song whose parts are sung in succession; round; catch: »

“Three Blind Mice” is a well-known troll.

2. a fishing lure, especially a spinning lure or spoon for trolling.

3. such a lure together with the line by which it is drawn through the water.

4. a fishing reel, especially one for trolling.

╂[< Old French troller wander, search for game < Germanic (compare Middle High German trollen walk with short steps)]

–troll´er, noun.

troll² «trohl», noun.

an ugly dwarf or giant in Scandinavian folklore with supernatural powers, living underground or in caves.

╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic troll giant, fiend, demon)]