Gorblin

/ɡɔːrˈblɪn/ noun

Definition

An obscure or archaic term, possibly a variant of 'goblin' or a dialectal creature name with unclear modern meaning.

Etymology

Possibly a dialectal or corrupted form of 'goblin' influenced by the 'gor-' prefix common in English dialect words, though exact derivation remains obscure.

Kelly Says

If 'gorblin' really is a dialect variation of 'goblin,' it shows how the same mythical creature went by different names across different English regions—regional folklore wasn't standardized.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጎርብሊን
gor-blin
ARالعربية
غوربلين
ghur-blin
BNবাংলা
গর্বলিন
gor-blin
CACatalà
gorblin
gor-blin
CSČeština
gorblin
gor-blin
DADansk
gorblin
gor-blin
DEDeutsch
Gorblin
gor-blin
ELΕλληνικά
γορμπλιν
gor-blin
ESEspañol
gorblin
gor-blin
FAفارسی
گوربلین
gor-blin
FISuomi
gorblin
gor-blin
FRFrançais
gorblin
gor-blin
GUGU
ગોર્બલિન
gor-bli-n
HAHA
gorblin
gor-blin
HEעברית
גורבלין
goor-bli-n
HIहिन्दी
गोरब्लिन
gor-blin
HUMagyar
gorblin
gor-blin
IDBahasa Indonesia
gorblin
gor-blin
IGIG
gorblin
gor-blin
ITItaliano
gorblin
gor-blin
JA日本語
ゴーブルイン
go-buru-in
KKKK
горблин
gor-blin
KMKM
គោរបលិន
go-or-bali-n
KO한국어
고르블린
go-reul-rin
MRMR
गोरब्लिन
gor-blin
MSBahasa Melayu
gorblin
gor-blin
MYမြန်မာ
ဂိုးဘလိင်
go-ba-li-in
NLNederlands
gorblin
gor-blin
NONorsk
gorblin
gor-blin
PAPA
ਗੋਰਬਲਿਨ
gor-bli-n
PLPolski
gorblin
gor-blin
PTPortuguês
gorblin
gor-blin
RORomână
gorblin
gor-blin
RUРусский
горблин
gor-blin
SVSvenska
gorblin
gor-blin
SWKiswahili
gorblin
gor-blin
TAதமிழ்
கொர்பிலின்
kor-pili-n
TEతెలుగు
గొర్బులిన్
gor-buli-n
THไทย
โกर्เบิ้ลอิน
go-r-bieul-in
TLTL
gorblin
gor-blin
TRTürkçe
gorblin
gor-blin
UKУкраїнська
горблин
hor-blin
URاردو
گوربلین
gor-blin
VITiếng Việt
gorblin
gor-blin
YOYO
gorblin
gor-blin
ZH中文
戈布林
ge-bu-lin
ZUZU
igorbline
i-gor-bli-ne

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