goblin

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noun

Plural noun:

goblins

1.
Traditionally, a supernatural being of folklore, typically small and grotesque or misshapen, that commonly haunts dark places, often mischievous or malevolent; a type of evil elf, sprite, or demon.
From yͤ hagg & hungry Goblin, yͭ into raggs would rend yee, & yͤ spirit yͭ stand’s by yͤ naked man,
2.
In later fantasy literature, an evil and grotesquely ugly humanoid, typically powerful and warlike, often associated with orcs and trolls.
3.
(geology) A hoodoo.
4.
(abbreviation, alt of)Short for goblin shark

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English gobelyn, from gobelin (compare goubelin, gobelin), possibly a blend of *kobeholdo (goblin) (compare kabouter, Kobold) and cobalus (mountain sprite), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (rogue, knave; goblin). Displaced native pūca from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (a goblin, spook), whence puck.