Definitions For Kobold

Noun

KOBOLD (plural KOBOLDs) (German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite. (German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household. (fantasy literature) One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings.

Synonyms

hostile supernatural creature See goblin

Translations

Bulgarian: коболд, m Bulgarian: коболд, m Dutch: kobold, m Esperanto: koboldo Hungarian: kobold, manó Italian: coboldo, m Marathi: कोबोल्ड, m Russian: ко́больд, m

Alternative forms

cobold

Etymology

From {{etyl, de, en}} Kobold.

See also

cobalt

Is Kobold a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Kobold is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Kobold in a Sentence

  • The metal cobalt gets its name from the medieval Germanic belief that its appearance in silver ore was the handiwork of mischievous, thieving kobolds

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