tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173883957459478898.post859140963646341246..comments2024-03-08T22:14:47.574-08:00Comments on Jeff Chapman's Writing: Word of the Week: GoblinJeff Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08374806472853391788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173883957459478898.post-4941742355046512062012-03-04T20:43:08.367-08:002012-03-04T20:43:08.367-08:00I had no idea that Googling "latin word for g...I had no idea that Googling "latin word for goblin" would bring me to such an interesting site! Great content. Thanks for the info on the word's origin. I've called my baddies "goblins" for years, but mine are way too big, and too feral. Maybe I'll dig for a new name.Annelise M. Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912585245509449216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173883957459478898.post-50847672226450138992010-11-23T14:11:08.453-08:002010-11-23T14:11:08.453-08:00I like these word origin posts. :) I always though...I like these word origin posts. :) I always thought of the goblins in MacDonald's work (at least the Princess and the Goblin) as evil as well...with perhaps more of a foolish penchant for wrongdoing than the intentional evil of Tolkien's orcs, but rather black-hearted and malicious nevertheless. <br /><br />I certainly didn't know that origins of the word were so unclear...pretty interesting stuff!Sarah Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01638737070899591741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173883957459478898.post-31995617141074651682010-11-18T08:41:34.407-08:002010-11-18T08:41:34.407-08:00I love word origins. Once I wanted a word to descr...I love word origins. Once I wanted a word to describe the magic in a world I was writing about and did a little research. I thought "dweomer" was a real term for such a thing, only to find out it's a Dungeons and Dragons invention, taken from the Old English term "dwergma" which means something like "dwarf songs." Now what, I would like to know, is the meaning behind that? What a story, just about these "dwarf songs." <br /><br />Cheers!Court Ellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226882505904090932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173883957459478898.post-72795649284709372010-11-18T06:58:17.441-08:002010-11-18T06:58:17.441-08:00Yes, I got your email address and responded on the...Yes, I got your email address and responded on the 16th. I've resent with a longer subject line.Jeff Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374806472853391788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173883957459478898.post-26310320365814272782010-11-17T17:38:40.234-08:002010-11-17T17:38:40.234-08:00In my current WiP, "goblins" are canniba...In my current WiP, "goblins" are cannibalistic mutants who roam in packs, seeking whom they may devour. So pleasant.<br /><br />Did you get my email address?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com