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[ koh-bold, -bohld ] / ˈkoʊ bɒld, -boʊld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kobold ON THESAURUS.COM
noun (in German folklore) a spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses. a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places. Origin of koboldBorrowed into English from German in 1625–35 Words nearby koboldKobe beef, København, Koblenz, Köbner's phenomenon, kobo, kobold, Kocaeli, Koch, Köchel, Köchel listing, Kocher Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for koboldIn German folklore, a kobold was a mischievous household spirit. What's the Difference Between Ghouls, Goblins, and Ghosts?|Dictionary.com|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST Saxe and the guide slept, and Dale was keenly awake watching for the kobold who disturbed their peace. The Crystal Hunters|George Manville Fenn The kobold of the phantom ship is named Klabot´erman, a kobold who helps sailors at their work, but beats those who are idle. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. They were at length resolved to lay themselves down close together upon the flat floor; but the Kobold left them not in peace. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI.|Various
Gobelin, Goblin, or Goubelin, is evidently the same as Kobold. The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley Kobold was very fond of music, and himself sang little songs with a very strong English accent. My Private Menagerie|Theophile Gautier
British Dictionary definitions for kobold
noun German mytha mischievous household sprite a spirit that haunts subterranean places, such as mines Word Origin for koboldC19: from German; see cobalt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to koboldgremlin, gnome, ogre, giant, hobgoblin, demon, leprechaun, goblin, dwarf, monster, brownie, bogeyman, pixie, imp, fiend, spirit, sprite, nixie |