⟨ Gn ⟩ with value is also common in loanwords, as in lasagna ( though initially, as in gnome, the ⟨ g ⟩ is simply silent ).

Other uses of the term gnome remain obscure until the early 19th century, when it is taken up by authors of Romanticist collections of fairy tales and becomes mostly synonymous with the older word goblin.

One of the first movements in Mussorgsky's 1874 work Pictures at an Exhibition, named " Gnomus " ( Latin for " The Gnome "), is written to sound as if a gnome is moving about, his movements constantly changing in speed.

It is often associated with gnome s.

Kerhonkson contained what was once the world's largest garden gnome, constructed in 2005 ; it is situated on Route 209 near a farm.

The Golden Hills, a separate plane in the 3rd-Edition Forgotten Realms cosmology is located here, and is home to the gnome deity Garl Glittergold, as well as Baervan Wildwanderer, Baravar Cloakshadow, Flandal Steelskin, Gaerdal Ironhand, Nebelun the Meddler, and Segojan Earthcaller.

The gnome characters and their underpants collection represent the ordinary business activity of capitalism that takes place on a regular basis in front of everyone, but is seldom noticed by society.

David is 399 years old, making him the oldest gnome around ( since most gnomes live no more than 400 years ), although he is in good health.

The Nain Rouge, French for " red dwarf " or " red gnome " is a mythical creature that originated in Normandy, France, as a type of lutin.

* Episode 23: Mike bets Ed ten bucks to kiss the garden gnome of a neighbor who is out tending his lawn – the fact that Mr. Gordon will see Ed do it makes it hilarious.

* Wee Mad Arthur: First seen in Feet of Clay, where he becomes a watchman, and originally described as a gnome, however, it was revealed in I Shall Wear Midnight that he is a Feegle, that was raised by gnomes who found him after he'd been snatched by sparrowhawk and were very happy to let him stay " What with being able to bite foxes to death and everything "

A gnome is a pictsie living underground, while a pictsie is a gnome fighting.

In the Discworld Companion, Pratchett describes Wee Mad Arthur, an Ankh Morpork gnome, as an urbanised Nac Mac Feegle, ( however, he is later revealed to be a Feegle ( see above )) and Paul Kidby's illustration of Buggy Swires in The Art of Discworld is indistinguishable from the pictsies on the cover of The Wee Free Men.

A gnoll or gnole is a fictional humanoid creature-a cross between a gnome and a troll.

Haltija ( haltia ) is a spirit, gnome or elf-like creature in Finnish mythology, that guards, helps or protects something or somebody.

Kotihaltija ( home elf, home gnome ) is the word for the tonttu who lives in every home.

As a figure of 19th century fairy tales, the term gnome by the 20th century became largely synonymous with other terms for the " little people ", such as goblin, brownie, kobold, leprechaun, Heinzelmännchen and other instances of the " domestic spirit " type, losing its strict association with earth or the underground world.

The image of the gnome changed further during the 1960s to 1970s, when the first plastic garden gnomes were manufactured.

His first story, De ontevreden kabouter (" The unhappy gnome "), written when he was 14 years old, was printed in the newspaper De Tijd.

The application of the term gnome in English is first attested in the 1930s.

Notwithstanding this, the claim to the title of manufacturer of the first garden gnome is hotly contested, but it's possible that Baehr and Maresch of Dresden produced the first ceramic gnomes, having them in their stock as early as 1841.

Unknowns first issue appeared in March 1939 ; in addition to Sinister Barrier, it included H. L. Gold's " Trouble With Water ", a humorous fantasy about a New Yorker who meets a water gnome.

A gnome must first assemble a fairy body of machinery, including rotor-like wings, which serve as a power source.

The gnome was first placed in the college's courtyard, but after repeated theft by neighbor and unofficial Davenport rival Pierson, the gnome was relocated inside.

At first, it is the main characters, then moving onto other characters from the sim world, such as the Grim Reaper, the Social Bunny, and some objects such as the gnome and the pink flamingo.

One of the toughest competitors he faced was the Australian leg spinner Clarrie Grimmett, " a tiny gnome of a man ", who bowled with a roundarm action and made his Test debut at the age of 34, taking 11 wickets in his first match.

The gnome first appeared in the original 1974 edition of Dungeons & Dragons, and in its second supplement, Blackmoor ( 1975 ).

This is usually a gnome child's first experience with death.

This " Disneyfied " image of the gnome was built upon by the illustrated children's book classic The Secret Book of Gnomes ( 1976 ), in the original Dutch Leven en werken van de Kabouter.

She persuades her father to follow his dream of touring the world by stealing his garden gnome and having a stewardess friend send pictures of it posing with landmarks from all over the world.

Time noted two definitions for gremlin: " Defined by Webster's as ' a small gnome held to be responsible for malfunction of equipment.

As part of an equal-opportunities drive required by the Patrician, the Night Watch under Vimes eventually took on extra staff in the form of a werewolf, a dwarf and a troll ( and later a gargoyle, a gnome, a golem, an Igor, a zombie, and a vampire ).

They find the idea unbelievable until a gnome explains that the precious stones found in Bism are real, not dead like the ones found in the " shallow " mines made by dwarfs and others who live on the surface.

It has been suggested by some scholars that the garden gnome is a descendant of the Greco-Roman fertility god Priapus, whose statue was often found in ancient gardens.

The ads were inspired by the travelling gnome prank.

In the 1960s, the one-legged gnome — by now " domesticated " into a prankish but inoffensive and lovable creature — was chosen by premier Brazilian cartoonist Ziraldo as the leading character of his comics magazine, O Saci Pererê.

The gnome mascot, named " Woody ", was used from the turn of the century until 1987, when it was dropped by A & W Brands in favor of new packaging, but had returned to the packaging by the 2000s.

These are Aerie, a winged elf who, at a young age, was captured by slavers and sold to the circus, and has lost her wings ; Keldorn, an older paladin, and a respected member of the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart ; Mazzy, an honourable halfling fighter who leads an adventuring group called the Fentan Knights ; Nalia, the daughter of a duke, and who tries to help those less fortunate than she ; Valygar, who is of a family noted for its talented magic-users, but hates the art ; Anomen, a member of the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart, and whose wish is to become a full knight ; Cernd, a druid ; Haer ' Dalis, a tiefling bard, and member of an acting troupe ; Jan, a gnome, of the Jansen family ; Yoshimo, a thief from the land of Kara-Tur ; and Korgan, a dwarven fighter, of evil alignment.

Captain Carrot arrests Tiffany Aching after a disturbance involving the Nac Mac Feegles in the King's Head, who are defeated by Wee Mad Arthur, another Feegle, ( the rat catcher from Feet of Clay who rescues Sgt Colon from the King Golem, although he was referred to as a gnome in the original novel ), who has now joined the watch, he tells Tiffany that she shall be escorted by his colleague, Captain Angua.

The mad Leprechauns, having become zombies due to an addiction to alchemical shoe polish formula, are apparently easy prey for gnomes, as many gnome inventions are powered by leprechaun brew ( blenderized leprechaun ).

Elizabeth, touched by the trusting gnome, agrees to help him find one.

Jasper is disappointed that they are all old men, but is then recognized by Rufus the Gnome King ( Ed Wynn ) as " the eligible gnome ", to a large number of young females of his race, who then compete in a contest to determine which one will marry him.

gnom ( gnome ) was a Norwegian folk music band, the third band started by Janove Ottesen and Geir Zahl.