goblin

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.
  2. A hoodoo.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for goblin shark

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɡɑb.lɪn/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”). Displaced native Old English pūca from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”).

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