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Etymology · Old Norse

trǫll

3 English words descend from Old Norse trǫll, most common first.

TrollopeA surname.
drow“hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norwegian underjordiske, Swedish underjordiska, Gutnish di sma undar jordi), fairies, “troll-folk”, and thereof (Swedish oknytt)
trowTo trust or believe.