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An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: German
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
Examples
- 1904, Andrew Lang (collector), author and translator not identified, The Mermaid and the Boy, The Brown Fairy Book, page 176, At this point a cock crew, and the youth jumped up hastily saying : 'Of course I shall ride with the king to the war, and if I do not return, take your violin every evening to the seashore and play on it, so that the very sea-kobolds who live at the bottom of the ocean may hear it and come to you.'
Meaning relationships
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A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: German
Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
Examples
- a. 1867, George MacDonald, The Shadows, 2000 [1980], The Golden Key and Other Stories, page 96, The king had seen all kinds of gnomes, goblins, and kobolds at his coronation; [...] .
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One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings, often with a reptilian or dog-like appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fantasy, literature, media, publishing
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Borrowed from German Kobold. Doublet of cobalt.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
коболд
(kobold)
— sometimes vindictive spirit
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Marathi:
कोबोल्ड
(kobolḍa)
— sometimes vindictive spirit
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Polish:
kobold
— sometimes vindictive spirit
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Portuguese:
diabrete
— sometimes vindictive spirit
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Bulgarian:
коболд
(kobold)
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Dutch:
kobold
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Esperanto:
koboldo
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Hungarian:
kobold
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Hungarian:
manó
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Italian:
coboldo
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Marathi:
कोबोल्ड
(kobolḍa)
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Polish:
kobold
— mischievous elf; goblin
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Russian:
ко́больд
(kóbolʹd)
— mischievous elf; goblin
