trow
- noun
- /traʊ/
- Archaic
- Children in Shetland were warned not to wander at dusk for fear of meeting a trow.
Examples
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The legend says a group of trows danced on the hills under the full moon.
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In old stories, a trow would sneak into houses at night to play tricks on people.
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A trow guards the treasure.
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The trow danced in the moonlight.
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In old stories, a trow would sneak into houses at night to play tricks on people.
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Children in Shetland were warned not to wander at dusk for fear of meeting a trow.
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The legend says a group of trows danced on the hills under the full moon.
Synonyms
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A creature from Scandinavian stories that often lives in caves or mountains
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A dark elf who lives underground in fantasy stories and games
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A mischievous spirit from Irish stories that often appears as an animal
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Magical beings in Irish stories like fairies who live in hills
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A giant monster in Norse stories that fights gods or people
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A small magical being in old stories, like a fairy
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A ghost or goblin from Scottish and northern English stories
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A playful fairy in old stories who hides things and plays tricks on people
A mischievous spirit from Celtic stories that appears as an animal and plays tricks
A small mischievous spirit that plays tricks on people at night
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trow for a fairy or goblin in Orkney and Shetland comes from an old Norse word like our word troll, meaning a small supernatural being. So a trow is a little creature from folk stories that often plays tricks or hides from people.