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droll

/dˈɹəʊl/DROHL
/dˈɹoʊl/DROHL

Meaninga troll, a goblin

Common meaning: oddly amusing

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)troll‘a hobgoblin’source
  2. Dutchmeaning shiftsa hobgoblin → burlesk, odddrollig‘burlesk, odd’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsburlesk, odd → oddly amusingdroll‘oddly amusing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) troll ‘a troll, a goblin’.

Roots

  • troll Old Norse (Icelandic) “a troll, a goblin”

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