12) gremlin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...gremlin, in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable...

13) gnome. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...gnome, (nom) (KEY) , in folklore, tiny subterranean creature associated with mines and quarries. Usually represented as misshapen, frequently as hunchbacked, gnomes...

14) kobold. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. An often mischievous household elf in German folklore. 2. A gnome that haunts underground places in German folklore. German, from Middle High German kobolt. See...

15) 22817. for the State of Nebraska. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996
...QUOTATION:In the sandhill country, where the going was tougher, leaner, and lonelier, and the folklore tougher, fatter, and more plentiful, history may be retraced...

16) lycanthropy. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. In folklore, the magical ability to assume the form and characteristics of a wolf. 2. A delusion that one has become or assumed the characteristics of a wolf or...

17) troll. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...troll, (trol) (KEY) , in Scandinavian folklore, dwarfish or gigantic creature of caves and hills. Variously friendly or malicious, trolls toiled as smiths. The mountain...

18) lycanthropy. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...lycanthropy, (likan´thrpe) (KEY) , in folklore, assumption by a human of the appearance and characteristics of an animal. Ancient belief in lycanthropy was widespread,...

19) goblin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...goblin, or hobgoblin, in French folklore, small household spirit, similar to the Celtic brownie. Goblins perform household tasks but also can make mischief, such...

20) undine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...undine, (nden´, un´den) (KEY) , in folklore, female water sprite who could acquire a soul by marrying a human being. If, however, her lover proved unfaithful, she...