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Noun [Danish]

IPA: /trɔl/, [tˢʁ̥ʌlˀ]
Rhymes: -ɒl Etymology: From Old Norse troll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|troll}} Old Norse troll, {{der|da|gem-pro|*truzlą}} Proto-Germanic *truzlą, {{der|da|ine-pro|*dreh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|trolden||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|trolde||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} trold c (singular definite trolden, plural indefinite trolde), {{da-noun|en|e}} trold c (singular definite trolden, plural indefinite trolde) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|e}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=troldenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=troldes|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=troldens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=trolds|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=troldene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=trolde|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=trolden|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=trold}} Forms: trolden [definite, singular], trolde [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], trold [indefinite, nominative, singular], trolden [definite, nominative, singular], trolde [indefinite, nominative, plural], troldene [definite, nominative, plural], trolds [genitive, indefinite, singular], troldens [definite, genitive, singular], troldes [genitive, indefinite, plural], troldenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (folklore) troll (supernatural being of the male gender) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-trold-da-noun-lmtxgGl5 Categories (other): Folklore, Danish entries with incorrect language header, Folklore Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 65 17 18 Disambiguation of Folklore: 94 3 3 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. ogre Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-trold-da-noun-BBaCaFZp Categories (other): Mythology, Norse mythology Disambiguation of Mythology: 10 81 9 Disambiguation of Norse mythology: 5 92 3
  3. spitfire Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-trold-da-noun-tzlVMOTt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arrigtrold Derived forms: trolde [verb], troldsk [adjective], troldkvinde

Noun [English]

Forms: trolds [plural]
Etymology: From Danish trold. Etymology templates: {{der|en|da|trold}} Danish trold Head templates: {{en-noun}} trold (plural trolds)
  1. (mythology, folklore) A troll.
    Sense id: en-trold-en-noun-NC8RJfaN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Folklore, Mythology, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 2 2 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 2 92 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
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      "form": "troldens",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "troldes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "common-gender"
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      "id": "en-trold-da-noun-tzlVMOTt",
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/trɔl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tˢʁ̥ʌlˀ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arrigtrold"
    }
  ],
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    "Danish lemmas",
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    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    "Rhymes:Danish/ɒl",
    "Rhymes:Danish/ɒl/1 syllable",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "troll (supernatural being of the male gender)"
      ],
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        [
          "folklore",
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        [
          "troll",
          "troll"
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      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ],
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        "arts",
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        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ogre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ogre",
          "ogre"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spitfire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spitfire",
          "spitfire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/trɔl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tˢʁ̥ʌlˀ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "arrigtrold"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trold"
}

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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Danish trold.",
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    {
      "form": "trolds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "ref": "1885, Charlotte S. Sidgwick, chapter II, in The Story of Norway, London: Rivingtons, page 19:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1894, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 171:",
          "text": "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.",
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}

Download raw JSONL data for trold meaning in All languages combined (5.7kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (spitfire): arrigtrold desc=spitfire rest=arrigtrold cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=True e2=True",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Danish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "trold",
  "trace": ""
}

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