trollop

The story

1. Old Norse · derived fromtrǫll“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”
2. Middle English · inherited fromtrollen“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”
3. English todaytrollop

Origin uncertain; apparently connected with the Middle English trollen (“to go about, stroll, roll from side to side”). Ostensibly influenced, if not derived, in some way by a word from Old Norse trǫll (“troll, witch, mage, monster, etc.”).

Words from the same roots