Talk:Hob (folklore)

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First time I hear of such creature and immediately it got my attention for the name and the "hobhole". Was it be the inspiration for Tolkien's hobbits? 189.27.29.19 (talk) 03:36, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting: the first (and somewhat controversial amongst Tolkienists) Swedish translator of LoTR translated the word "hobbit" into "hob"... (though admittedly, should he have thought of these creatures chances are that he ought to have spelled their name "hobb" in Swedish - in order to comply with the pronunciation...) Mike (talk) 10:15, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What is the difference between a hob and a brownie? They are both household spirit, who are easily insulted, and giving them clothings will drive them away forever. Is their any differences between these creature, and if not, than a hob should be considered as other name of a brownie.--Rochelimit (talk) 07:07, 6 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A famous hob called the hobthrust lived near Runswick Bay in a hobhole...

Firstly– I cannot find a source that supports the claim that the Runswick hob in particular was known as a "hobthrust". Among sources listed and sources I have been gathering, the terms hobthrust and hobhurst are of debated etymology, but neither is specifically associated with the hob at Runswick.

Secondly– If this article is going to introduce the term hobhole, it should elaborate on what a hobhole is, even just a little bit. Sources say the Runswick hobhole was a cave; one option for editing would be to eliminate the use of the term hobhole and just say that it was a cave. A second option would be to discuss the myriad of hob- place names that are found in the listed sources.

Expanding on the term hobhole would also allow the article to address the hobthrust/hobhurst issue. This could be worth discussion here, but might be better suited to another related article.

The termshobthrust and hobhurst are of etymological uncertainty. Both words could be different forms of hob + hurst, a Middle English word for a grove. In this case, hobthrust and hobhurst are analogous to other words like hobhole, hobfield, and hobhouse, which are terms that describe the preferred location of a particular hob.Both words might not be compounds with hurst; , as argued by Scott (source 3), they might instead be compounds with the Old English thurs, meaning giant or demon; hobthrust would therefore be a form analagous to hobgoblin.

Wlwdwi (talk) 23:20, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Without a Reliable Source to back that up, you are just wasting time here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.111.55.190 (talk) 05:06, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]