kobold


ko·bold

K0096700 (kō′bôld′)n.1. An often mischievous household elf in German folklore.2. A gnome that haunts underground places in German folklore.
[German, from Middle High German kobolt : perhaps Middle High German kobe, pigpen; akin to English cove + Middle High German hold, attached, well-inclined (as a household spirit to a house or farm).]

kobold

(ˈkɒbəʊld) n1. (European Myth & Legend) a mischievous household sprite2. (European Myth & Legend) a spirit that haunts subterranean places, such as mines[C19: from German; see cobalt]

ko•bold

(ˈkoʊ bɒld, -boʊld)

n. (in German folklore) 1. a spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses. 2. a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places. [1625–35; < German]
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