"kobolde" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1918, J[oseph] W[illiam] Mellor, Introduction to Modern Inorganic Chemistry, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 590",
          "text": "If the kobolde be surprised, the dwarfs immediately assume the form of beautiful crystals, which are therefore called “quartz.”",
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          "ref": "1981 December, Carrol B. Fleming, “Why do elf stories still exist?”, in Science 81, volume 2, number 10, page 112, column 2",
          "text": "The kobolde’s box was always kept locked, and only his master could open it without allowing the kobolde to escape and wreak havoc.",
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          "ref": "1984, Amon Hen, numbers 66–88, London: The Tolkien Society, →ISSN, page 19",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2016, Mel Sterling, Ironbound (Portland After Dark; 2), published 2017, page 42",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2022, Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, Protons and Fleurons: Twenty-Two Elements of Fiction, Thornbush Press",
          "text": "It has come to my attention that your dwelling place is troubled by the presence of kobolde.",
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          "text": "If the kobolde be surprised, the dwarfs immediately assume the form of beautiful crystals, which are therefore called “quartz.”",
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