kobolde

See also: Kobolde

English

Etymology

From German Kobolde.

Noun

kobolde

1. (rare) plural of kobold
   • 1918, J[oseph] W[illiam] Mellor, Introduction to Modern Inorganic Chemistry, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 590:

     If the kobolde be surprised, the dwarfs immediately assume the form of beautiful crystals, which are therefore called “quartz.”

   • 1981 December, Carrol B. Fleming, “Why do elf stories still exist?”, in Science 81, volume 2, number 10, page 112, column 2:

     The kobolde’s box was always kept locked, and only his master could open it without allowing the kobolde to escape and wreak havoc.

   • 1984, Amon Hen, numbers 66–88, London: The Tolkien Society, →ISSN, page 19:

     The German editors of 'The Hobbit' used the word orcs in preference to the translation of goblin kobolde because, I suppose, they knew that kobolde are not normally malevolent in German folklore, even helping in household affairs.

   • 2016, Mel Sterling, Ironbound (Portland After Dark; 2), published 2017, →ISBN, page 42:

     When they were gone, except for Dragger, Sharpwit the hob and a few brownies and kobolde she'd kept with her to forage and fetch grubs, Hunter tilted his head and studied the Queen's spy.

   • 2022, Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, Protons and Fleurons: Twenty-Two Elements of Fiction, Thornbush Press, →ISBN:

     It has come to my attention that your dwelling place is troubled by the presence of kobolde.