Etymology

trull

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Middle English trul ← Old French troller
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trull · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromtroller
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtrul“travel about”
  3. English todaytrull

From Middle English trul (“travel about”), from Old French troller, treiller (“to hunt”). Doublet of troll.

trull · noun2

  1. French · derived fromtous les trois“all three”
  2. English todaytrull

From French tous les trois (“all three”).

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