Droll
Droll (drōl) , adjective
[French drôle; compare German & Dutch drollig, LG. drullig, Dutch drol a thick and short person, a droll, Swedish troll a magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant, Danish trold elf, imp, Icelandic troll giant, magician, evil spirit, monster. If this is the origin, compare Trull.]
Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
Droll , noun
1.
One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew. — Prior
2.
Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
Droll , intransitive verb
To jest; to play the buffoon. [Rare]
Droll , transitive verb
1.
To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may yet be laughed or drolled into them.
2.
To make a jest of; to set in a comical light. [Rare]
This drolling everything is rather fatiguing.