Elves vs. Troll — What's the Difference?

Plural of elf.

To post or make inflammatory or insincere statements so as to attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate others' perception, especially in an online community or discussion.

Plural of elf

A troll is a being in Scandinavian folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.

Plural of elve

(in folklore) an ugly creature depicted as either a giant or a dwarf.

An acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere

A person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post

A line or bait used in trolling for fish.

Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them

Carefully and systematically search an area for something

Walk in a leisurely way; stroll

Sing (something) in a happy and carefree way

To fish for by trailing a baited line from behind a slowly moving boat.

To fish in by trailing a baited line

To trail (a baited line) in fishing.

To move around in (an area) or go to (different places) searching for something

To examine or search through

To sing in succession the parts of (a round, for example).

To sing heartily

To post inflammatory or irrelevant material on (an electronic forum) to provoke responses.

To fish by trailing a line, as from a moving boat.

To stroll along or wander

To move around in an area or go to different places searching for something.

To examine or search through something

(Music) To sing heartily or gaily.

The act of trolling for fish.

A lure, such as a spoon or spinner, that is used for trolling.

(Music) A vocal composition in successive parts; a round.

A person who posts inflammatory or otherwise unwanted material on an electronic forum, especially anonymously.

The material so posted.

A supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore, variously portrayed as a friendly or mischievous dwarf or as a giant, that lives in caves, in the hills, or under bridges.

(Derogatory) A person, especially an older gay man, considered to be unpleasant or ugly.

(fantasy) A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.

(slang) An ugly person of either sex, especially one seeking sexual experiences.

Optical ejections from the top of the electrically active core regions of thunderstorms that are red in color that seem to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward toward the cloud tops.

An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line.

A person who posts or says inflammatory, insincere, digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages to provoke others on the Internet for their own personal amusement or to manipulate others' perception.

The act of moving round; routine; repetition.

A song whose parts are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

(obsolete) A trolley.

(intransitive) To saunter.

(intransitive) To trundle, to roll from side to side.

To draw someone or something out, to entice, to lure as if with trailing bait.

To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling; to lure fish with bait.

(transitive) To angle for with a trolling line, or with a hook drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

(transitive) To fish in; to try to catch fish from.

To stroll about in order to find a sexual partner.

To move circularly; to roll; to turn.

To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

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.

A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.

The act of moving round; routine; repetition.

A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

A trolley.

To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.

To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.

To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.

To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six.

To move rapidly; to wag.

To take part in trolling a song.

To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.

(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

A partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time;

A fisherman's lure that is used in trolling;

Angling by drawing a baited line through the water

Circulate, move around

Cause to move round and round;

Sing the parts of (a round) in succession

Angle with a hook and line drawn through the water

Sing loudly and without inhibition

Praise or celebrate in song;

Speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice