Kobold Definition

kōbôld
noun
A helpful or mischievous sprite in households.
Webster's New World
A gnome in mines and other underground places.
Webster's New World
(fantasy) One of a diminutive and usually evil race of beings.
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Other Word Forms of Kobold

Noun

Singular:
kobold
Plural:
kobolds

Origin of Kobold

  • 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)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Kobold.

    From Wiktionary

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