Etymology

kobold

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Today it means: An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. Full definition →

German Kobold
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  1. German · borrowed fromKobold
  2. English todaykobold

Borrowed from German Kobold. Doublet of cobalt.

Words from the same roots

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Gobelin

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