a dictionary of words and phrases on the verge of extinction — updated daily — for the word obsessed!
           REFERENCEER PRESENTS:
and other words
kobold
KO-bawld
noun
a trickster spirit or a gnome that lives underground; a German leprechaun
1896Georg Ebers In the Blue PikeHow could she have suspected that what stirred her passionate soul so fiercely was grief at the sight of the man whom she had regarded as the stronghold of integrity, the possessor of the firmest will, the soul of inviolable fidelity, succumbing here, before the eyes of all, like a dissolute weakling, to the seductive arts of an immature kobold? 1920A. MerrittThe Metal MonsterA troll from the kindergarten! A kobold of the toys!1981Piers AnthonyBlue AdeptNay, thou art more likely a giant kobold, serving in the house of the human lady.2000Neil GaimanAmerican GodsThey brought me, and Loki and Thor, Anansi and the Lion-God, Leprechauns and Kobolds and Banshees, Ku-bera and Frau Holle and Ashtaroth, and they brought you.

Labels: , , ,

Permalink: kobold
Entry By: CJ Cooney
Smash illiteracy! Email This Word To A Friend:
Back to the main page....
ARCHIVES
» 2009.01
» 2009.02
» 2009.03
» 2009.04
» 2009.05
» 2009.06
» 2009.07
» 2009.08
» 2009.09
» 2009.10
» 2009.11
» 2009.12
» 2010.01
» 2010.02
» 2010.03
» 2010.04
» 2010.05
» 2010.06
» 2010.07
» 2010.08
Copyright © 2009-2010 CJ Cooney | Terms of Use

Powered by Blogger