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A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil.

An often mischievous household elf in German folklore.

One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.

A gnome that haunts underground places in German folklore.

An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.

(German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.

(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

(German folklore) A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household.

(fantasy literature) One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings.

A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow.