kobold

  • 41kobold — ko•bold [[t]ˈkoʊ bɒld, boʊld[/t]] n. (in German folklore) 1) myt a spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses 2) myt a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places • Etymology: 1625–35; < G …

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  • 42Kobold —    In Teutonic myth a dwarf who was originally a miner, as it is from this word that we get cobalt. He subsequently degenerated into a German leprechaun, but this transformation appears to be one mainly due to the advent of Christianity …

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  • 43kobold — /ˈkɒboʊld/ (say kobohld) noun (in German folklore). 1. a kind of spirit or goblin, often mischievous, that haunts houses. 2. a spirit that haunts mines or other underground places. {German, from Middle High German kobolt} …

  • 44kobold —   n. sprite in German folklore …

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  • 45Kobold —    From German mythology, these are the same as Knockers. They often cause problems for the miners and undo work they have done …

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  • 46Kobold — Ko|bold , der; [e]s, e (neckischer Geist) …

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  • 47kobold — n. (in Germanic mythology): 1 a familiar spirit; a brownie. 2 an underground spirit in mines etc. Etymology: G …

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  • 48Hermann Kobold — (5 August 1858 ndash; 11 June 1942) was a German astronomer.Hermann Albert Kobold was born in Hanover, Germany third of five children of the carpenter August Kobold and his wife Dorothea Kobold (nee Brandt). From 1877 to 1880, he studied… …

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  • 49Vorwerk Kobold — Para otros usos de este término, véase Kobold. El Vorwerk Kobold, cuya traducción más aproximada desde el alemán es duende, es un aspirador producido por la empresa alemana Vorwerk. Conocida también por comercializar el robot de cocina Thermomix… …

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  • 50Hermann Kobold — (* 5. August 1858 in Hannover; † 11. Juni 1942 in Kiel) war ein deutscher Astronom. Hermann Kobold (rechts) mit Nikolaus von Konkoly Hermann Albert Kobold war das dritte von fün …

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