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<blockquote data-quote="Dogbrain" data-source="post: 1588522" data-attributes="member: 14980"><p>Some ideas based on earliest English uses (all from the OED):</p><p></p><p></p><p>Orc: Either a unique monster able to eat nearly the entire world or a multi-headed monster descended of incubi.</p><p>1598: Insatiate Orque, that even at one repast Almost all Creatures in the World would waste. 1656: Who at one Stroak didst pare away three Heads from off the shoulders of an Orke, begotten by an Incubus.</p><p></p><p>Ogre: A demon who devours humans.</p><p>1713: He perceiv'd that the Lady..was a Hogress, Wife to one of those Savage Demons call'd Hogres, who stay in remote places, and make use of a thousand wiles to surprize and devour Passengers.</p><p></p><p>Goblin: A mischeivous and ugly demon or fairy.</p><p>1327: Sathanas..Seyde on is sawe Gobelyn made is gerner Of gromene mawe. 1500: Many manyeres of thinges, the whiche somme called Gobelyns, the other ffayrees, and the other ‘bonnes dames’ or good ladyes.</p><p></p><p>Hobgoblin: A mischievous imp or sprite.</p><p>1530: Hobgoblyng, goblin mavffe</p><p></p><p>Troll: Apparently a type of undead.</p><p>1616: The said Catherine for airt and pairt of witchcraft and sorcerie, in hanting and seeing the Trollis ryse out of the kyrk yeard of Hildiswick.</p><p></p><p>Bugbear: A creature that eats children but cannot stand up to grown men.</p><p>1581: Meare bugge-beares to scare boyes. 1607: Certain Lamiæ..which like Bug-bears would eat up crying boys.</p><p></p><p>Ettin: Any giant</p><p>1205: Heo funden ithon londe twenti eotandes... Hit hatte there Eotinde King.</p><p></p><p>Ettercap: Any spider or ill-tempered person.</p><p>1000: With attorcoppan bite. 1725: Tis dafter like to thole An ether-cap like him to blaw the coal!</p><p></p><p>Kobold: A spirit that haunts mines</p><p>1635: The Parts Septentrionall are with these Sp'ryts Much haunted..About the places where they dig for Oare. The Greekes and Germans call them Cobali.</p><p></p><p>Gorgon: The species to which Medusa belonged</p><p>(not from the OED, well-known to students of Greek mythology)</p><p></p><p>Mephit: A bad smell</p><p>1636: What comes of all your cates? the jakes can tell, Which turnes your gold into Mephitis smell.</p><p></p><p>Sprite: any spirit</p><p>1375: As he hyr this had talde, the spret vn to god scho yald</p><p></p><p>Troglodyte: Any cave-dweller</p><p>1555: The Troglodites myne them selues caues in the grounde, wherin to dwell.</p><p></p><p>Wight: Any living being</p><p>Beowulf: Wiht unhælo, grim and grædigh</p><p></p><p>Worg: From Tolkein's "Warg", a large and evil wolf</p><p>1937: Even the wild Wargs (for so the evil wolves over the Edge of the Wild were named) cannot climb trees.</p><p></p><p>Phantom: Illusion, unreal thing</p><p>1300: Hit neys bot fantum [v.rr. fanton, fantom] for to say, To day it is, to moru away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dogbrain, post: 1588522, member: 14980"] Some ideas based on earliest English uses (all from the OED): Orc: Either a unique monster able to eat nearly the entire world or a multi-headed monster descended of incubi. 1598: Insatiate Orque, that even at one repast Almost all Creatures in the World would waste. 1656: Who at one Stroak didst pare away three Heads from off the shoulders of an Orke, begotten by an Incubus. Ogre: A demon who devours humans. 1713: He perceiv'd that the Lady..was a Hogress, Wife to one of those Savage Demons call'd Hogres, who stay in remote places, and make use of a thousand wiles to surprize and devour Passengers. Goblin: A mischeivous and ugly demon or fairy. 1327: Sathanas..Seyde on is sawe Gobelyn made is gerner Of gromene mawe. 1500: Many manyeres of thinges, the whiche somme called Gobelyns, the other ffayrees, and the other ‘bonnes dames’ or good ladyes. Hobgoblin: A mischievous imp or sprite. 1530: Hobgoblyng, goblin mavffe Troll: Apparently a type of undead. 1616: The said Catherine for airt and pairt of witchcraft and sorcerie, in hanting and seeing the Trollis ryse out of the kyrk yeard of Hildiswick. Bugbear: A creature that eats children but cannot stand up to grown men. 1581: Meare bugge-beares to scare boyes. 1607: Certain Lamiæ..which like Bug-bears would eat up crying boys. Ettin: Any giant 1205: Heo funden ithon londe twenti eotandes... Hit hatte there Eotinde King. Ettercap: Any spider or ill-tempered person. 1000: With attorcoppan bite. 1725: Tis dafter like to thole An ether-cap like him to blaw the coal! Kobold: A spirit that haunts mines 1635: The Parts Septentrionall are with these Sp'ryts Much haunted..About the places where they dig for Oare. The Greekes and Germans call them Cobali. Gorgon: The species to which Medusa belonged (not from the OED, well-known to students of Greek mythology) Mephit: A bad smell 1636: What comes of all your cates? the jakes can tell, Which turnes your gold into Mephitis smell. Sprite: any spirit 1375: As he hyr this had talde, the spret vn to god scho yald Troglodyte: Any cave-dweller 1555: The Troglodites myne them selues caues in the grounde, wherin to dwell. Wight: Any living being Beowulf: Wiht unhælo, grim and grædigh Worg: From Tolkein's "Warg", a large and evil wolf 1937: Even the wild Wargs (for so the evil wolves over the Edge of the Wild were named) cannot climb trees. Phantom: Illusion, unreal thing 1300: Hit neys bot fantum [v.rr. fanton, fantom] for to say, To day it is, to moru away. [/QUOTE]
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