"drolle" meaning in Middle French

See drolle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: drolles [plural]
Etymology: From Old French drolle, from Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”), itself from Old Norse troll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|drolle}} Old French drolle, {{der|frm|dum|drol|t=fat little man, goblin}} Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”), {{der|frm|non|troll}} Old Norse troll, {{der|frm|gem-pro|*truzlą}} Proto-Germanic *truzlą Head templates: {{head|frm|adjective|plural|drolles||mf||drolles||{{{mp2}}}||drollees|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=f|s|f3accel-form=m|p|f5accel-form=f|p|g=m|g2=f|head=}} drolle m or f (plural drolles), {{frm-adj|mf}} drolle m or f (plural drolles)
  1. funny; amusing Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-drolle-frm-adj-3SRZQxY3

Noun

Forms: drolles [plural]
Etymology: From Old French drolle, from Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”), itself from Old Norse troll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|drolle}} Old French drolle, {{der|frm|dum|drol|t=fat little man, goblin}} Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”), {{der|frm|non|troll}} Old Norse troll, {{der|frm|gem-pro|*truzlą}} Proto-Germanic *truzlą Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|drolles||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} drolle m (plural drolles), {{frm-noun|m}} drolle m (plural drolles)
  1. joker (one who makes lots of jokes) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-drolle-frm-noun-i9ruI1kl
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