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trold

trold noun: a troll.

Noun

trold (plural trolds)

  1. A troll.
    • They were clever smiths, and made things of iron and gold. That is, the little dwarf Trolds did, for they could burrow about, and find the ironstone and the gold-ore in the rocks. The big Trolds were stupid and lazy generally. They sat on mountains, and threw bits of rock about.1885, Charlotte S. Sidgwick, chapter II, in The Story of Norway, London: Rivingtons, page 19
    • If Atle had believed in trolds and elf-maids, he should surely have supposed that Lars must have seen something of the kind on his night walk in the forest.1894, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 171

Forms of trold

pluraltrolds

Origin of trold

From Danish trold.

Questions about trold

What does trold mean?
Trold means a troll.
What part of speech is trold?
Trold is a noun.
What is the plural of trold?
The plural of trold is trolds.

Words near trold in the dictionary

  1. trokosi
  2. trokosis
  3. trolamine
  4. troland
  5. trolands
  6. trold
  7. troleandomycin
  8. troll
  9. troll armies
  10. troll army
  11. troll bot

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