trylle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish tryllæ, from Old Norse trylla, from Proto-Germanic *truzlijaną (“to perform magic, conjure”).

Verb

trylle (imperative tryl, infinitive at trylle, present tense tryller, past tense tryllede, perfect tense tryllet)

  1. to evoke or produce events or changes through sorcery
    Coordinate term: hekse
  2. to conjure (tricks for an audience that require supernatural abilities)
  3. (figurative) to accomplish something with astonishing skill and dexterity

Conjugation

Conjugation of trylle
active passive
infinitive trylle trylles
present tryller trylles
past tryllede trylledes
imperative tryl —
participle
present tryllende
past (have / havde) tryllet
gerund tryllen

Derived terms

Terms derived from “trylle”

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse trylla (“to enchant; turn into a troll”), from Proto-Germanic *truzlijaną (“to perform magic, conjure”), a causative or denominative derivative of *truzlą (“troll, supernatural being”). The original sense was “to turn someone into a troll”, hence more generally “to transform or bewitch through magic”. The intransitive sense “to practise magic” and the modern sense “to perform conjuring tricks as entertainment” developed from this.

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk trylle and trylla, Danish trylle, Swedish trylla, Icelandic trylla, and Middle High German Middle High German trüllen (“to juggle, deceive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrʏlː.ə/
  • Rhymes: -ʏlːə
  • Hyphenation: tryl‧le

Verb

trylle (imperative tryll, present tense tryller, passive trylles, simple past tryllet or trylla, supine tryllet or trylla, past participle tryllet or trylla, present participle tryllende, verbal noun trylling)

  1. (folklore, intransitive) to practise magic or sorcery; to cast spells
    Filmen viser en verden der folk kan trylle. ― The film depicts a world where people can perform magic.
    Synonym: trolle
    1. (transitive) to cause an illness, misfortune, or another harmful condition through magic
    • 1925, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken, volume I, page 187:
      han skulde ha latt trylle helsott paa sin brordatter
      He was said to have had a wasting sickness conjured upon his niece.
  2. (folklore, transitive) to enchant, bewitch, or place someone or something under a spell
    Synonyms: fortrylle, forgjøre, forhekse
    • 1927, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn og hans børn, volume I, page 84:
      han gik efter hende som trylt
      He followed her as if enchanted.
  3. With an adverbial complement, to use magic to bring something forth, make it disappear, or place it in a particular state; (figuratively) to produce or remove something with remarkable speed or skill
    trylle bort/vekk — to make something disappear very quickly or without a trace
    trylle fram/frem — to produce, procure, or find something remarkably quickly or seemingly by magic
    Verten tryllet fram de lekreste retter. ― The host conjured up the most delicious dishes.
    Synonyms: fremtrylle, skape, trolle
    • 1999, Dag Solstad, T. Singer:
      der han sto og tryllet fram en minestronesuppe
      where he stood conjuring up a minestrone soup
  4. To perform tricks of magic as entertainment; to act as a magician or illusionist
    Hun lærte meg å trylle med kort. ― She taught me to perform card tricks.
    • 1988, Lars Saabye Christensen, Herman:
      først tryller Bernardo. Han putter et egg inn i øret på et esel
      First Bernardo performs magic. He puts an egg into a donkey's ear.

Derived terms

  • fortrylle (“to enchant, bewitch”)
  • framtrylle (“to conjure up”)
  • fremtrylle (“to conjure up”)
  • tryllebinde (“to spellbind, captivate”)
  • trylledrikk (“magic potion”)
  • trylleformel (“magic formula, spell”)
  • tryllegren (“magic branch; divining rod”)
  • tryllekunst (“magic; magic trick”)
  • tryllekunstner (“magician, illusionist”)
  • tryllekvist (“magic wand; divining rod”)
  • trylleord (“magic word”)
  • trylleri (“magic; conjuring”)
  • trylleslag (“stroke of a magic wand”)
  • tryllestav (“magic wand”)
  • tryllevånd (“magic wand”)

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