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Noun

troll (plural trolls)

1. An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line. [from circa 1600]
2. (colloquial, Internet slang) A person who provokes others (chiefly on the Internet) for their own personal amusement or to cause disruption. [from late 20th c.]

Etymology 3

From Middle English trollen, trollin (“to walk, wander”). Cognate with Low German trullen (“to troll”).

Verb

troll (third-person singular simple present trolls, present participle trolling, simple past and past participle trolled)

1. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To move circularly; to roll; to turn. [from the 15th c.]
2. (transitive, obsolete) To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
3. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly, freely or in a carefree way. [from the 16th c.]

Noun

troll (plural trolls)

1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition.
2. A song whose parts are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
3. (obsolete) A trolley.