Dictionary

trolless en · NOUN

Etymology

From troll + -ess.

Meanings

1. A female troll.
   • Perhaps, when he had completed two or three rooms by himself, some wandering trolless would come along to help. 2017, A Man of His Word: The Complete Series, page 702:
   • I have chosen you as my new queen, a trolless who can walk the world freely by day or by night. From you shall spring a new race, one able to fight under the light of moon or sun, moonslipping or sunslipping at will. 2007, Kyleah's Mirrors, page 210:
   • “You treat me like I look,” a young trolless had once accused Conrad, on a crowded street at Festival time. Conrad's crime: stepping away from her so as not to loom. And his reply: “Obviously, miss. Our appearance is the first thing we say to the people around us, and yours is a scream of defiance." To her credit, the trolless had giggled at that, and winked an enormous eyelid 2004, Lost in Transmission, page 159:
   • The villanous trolless devoured them sitting on a rock, and kicking it with her heels. 1864, The Dublin University Magazine, volume 64, page 70:
   • The end result of a brief but fruitful liaison between a lonely shepherd and a sex-mad rock-trolless, Sawn-off Sam was a maniac at the best of times. 2007, Reluctant Heroes, page 10:
   • Drimblerod shook loose of the Trolless to face Grimbledung, "Or else what?!" He demanded. "Are you insane? Or else this troll..." "Trolless" corrected the Trolless. "Trolless" continued Drimblerod, "will pop my head off like a cherry. Why are trying to provoke it?" "Her" corrected the Trolless testily. "Her." Agreed Grimbledung, "Definitely a her." He looked her up and down. Hungrily. The Trolless blushed, "Why thank you my little Gnome." "Listen, Mistress Troll," began Drimbleroad 2013, Tales From A Second Hand Wand Shoppe, page 62:
   • The trolless rushed into the darkness. Elpis turned to her. The Pendant shone a scene of desperation and seduction. The trolless stretched upon an alter, slabs and sides askewed 2014, The Garden of Hope and Despair: A Clash of Myths, page 152:
   • He picks up a picture of him, sitting on the lap of a cute curvaceous trolless. He smiles at the memory. That had been the best. He never meant to play have-carnal-relations-with-as-many-hominids-as-possible bingo with Loki; but he won anyhow. 2015, The Fire Bringers: An I Bring the Fire Short Story:
   • No doubt the "seesaw action" that so often accompanied news of Andre's discoveries was not unfamiliar to the "trolless," who had come to expect that her accomplishments would not meet with the same sort of awe and tearful joy as her brother's. 1988, Between the Human and the Divine: The Political Thought of Simone Weil, page 17:
   • The little trolless spins on her heels and runs back into the cavern. 2014, Warriors: I Bring the Fire Part V ~ A Story for Fans of Norse Mythology, page 108:
   • A mountain trolless made a proposal to a knight, Speaking in her forked tongue 2010, Twilight Forever Rising, page 333:
   • Babu Racthu gestured to his warriors. "Stake him out for the wildthings-kill the troll-bitch!" "You jump to conclusions!" Pulfifer protested as the warriors dismounted and came toward hi. "The trolless helped me escape her tribe, and is escorting me to the border of their domain! She herself is a rare treasure, a curiosity fit for the mangerie of any collector of obscure life-forms! As you know, females of her species are rarely, if ever, seen by human eyes!" 2012, The Pulsifer Saga: Deluxe 3rd Illustrated Edition, page 99:
   • The Trolless, whose interactions with humans were normally limited to screamed obscenities and mutual attempts at decapitation, found herself gnashing her fangs and reflexively reaching to the hip of her armored skirt. 2010, World of Warcraft and Philosophy: Wrath of the Philosopher King, page 21:
   • Despite Kyleah's fears that Elwyn had married a trolless in disguise, her trollog traits receded and rarely showed themselves again—even when she was hungry. 2010, The Birthing Tree, page 265:

Forms

Relateds

ogress · orcess · goblette

Synonyms

trollette

Translations (1)

fr trollesse (female troll)