different between gobline vs goblin

English

Etymology

gob +? line

Noun

gobline (plural goblines)

1. (nautical) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit.

Synonyms

• gobrope
• gaubline

Anagrams

• Gobelin, ignoble, inglobe

English

Etymology

From Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???b.l?n/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???b.l?n/
• Homophone: GOBLin

Noun

goblin (plural goblins)

1. One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.
   • c. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):

     From y? hagg & hungry Goblin,
     y? into raggs would rend yee,
     & y? spirit y? stand’s by y? naked man,
     in y? booke of moones defend yee

   • 1872, George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin, page 50,

     " […] If he had struck a stroke more to the side just here," said the goblin, tapping the very stone, as it seemed to Curdie, against which his head lay, "he would have been through; but he's a couple of yards past it now, and if he follow the lode it will be a week before it leads him in. […] "

   • 2006, Charlotte Bishop, Norty: The Chosen Ones, page 187,

     At last the goblins had a chance to rid themselves of one of the troublesome defenders, and two goblin warriors snatched the opportunity.

   • 2010, Thom L. Nichols, War: Return of the Elves, Part 1, page 37,

     The goblin shifted the two younger ones closer to him. It looked like he was hiding behind them, using them as a shield.

     The goblin looked pure evil. His eyes were brown.

   • 2010, D. S. Macleod, The Middle Times: Rise of the Goblin King, page 229,

     I shall send another entourage of goblins back here to Desput with the goblins’ new ally the Pixy! These creatures deserve the same respect as any other goblin.

Synonyms

• hobgoblin; bug, buggard, bugbear, bog, bogey, bogy, bogie, boggard, boggart, baggard, bogle, boggle, bugaboo, bug-a-boo; elf, kobold, sprite, fairy, fay, fey, fae, faerie, puck, hob (sometimes distinguished, especially in fantasy literature)
• See also Thesaurus:goblin

Derived terms

• gobbo
• goblette
• goblin shark
• goblin spider (family Oonopidae)

Translations

Anagrams

• Boglin, Boling, globin, lobing

Polish

Etymology

From English goblin, from Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???b.l?in/

Noun

goblin m anim

1. goblin

Declension

Further reading

• goblin in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• goblin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

goblin m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. goblin

Declension