goblin

(gäb′lin)

noun

Folklore an evil or mischievous spirit, often represented in pictures as humanlike and ugly or misshapen in form

Origin: ME gobelin < OFr < ML gobelinus < VL *cobalus < Gr kobalos, sprite

See goblin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gobelin

Origin: , from Norman French *gobelin, name of a ghost that supposedly haunted the town of Évreux in the 12th century

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