Goblin (Warhammer)
WordNet
noun
(1) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
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Etymology
From Old North French gobelin (cf. Normand goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possible blend of Old Low Franconian *kobeholdo 'goblin' (cf. Dutch cabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus 'mountain sprite', from Greek kobalos 'rogue, knave; goblin'.