E. H.

Norwich, Jan. 20.

_Etymology of Kobold._--At page 239. of Mr. Bohn's edition of Keightley's

_Fairy Mythology_, we find that Mr. K., after heading a chapter with

"Kobolds," says in a note:--

"This word is usually derived from the Greek [Greek: kobalos], a knave,

_but as this is only found in lexicographers_, it may in reality be a

Teutonic word in a Greek form."

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