noun
Etymology: probably translation of German erdgeist
1. : the earth personified either poetically or as a deity supposed to live in or under the earth
2. : a humanoid long-lived or immortal entity (as a gnome)
noun
Etymology: probably translation of German erdgeist
1. : the earth personified either poetically or as a deity supposed to live in or under the earth
2. : a humanoid long-lived or immortal entity (as a gnome)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012