Gob″lin (?), n. [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus, fr. Gr. � knave, a mischievous goblin; or cf. G. kobold, E. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.] An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.
To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. Milton.