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Complete Definition of "Rumpelstiltskin"

English

Etymology
G. Rumpelstilzchen

Alternative spellings
Rumplestiltskin

Proper noun
Rumpelstiltskin

  1. A fairy tale collected by the w:Brothers Grimm|brothers Grimm.
  2. A fictional character in that story, a dwarf who saves the miller�s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, and whose name is critical to the conclusion.

Synonyms
English: Tom Tit Tot (from English Fairy Tales, collected & edited by Joseph Jacobs, 1884)

Translations
Dutch: Repelsteeltje n
French: Grigrigredinmenufretin m
German: Rumpelstilzchen n
Finnish: Tittelintuure
Hebrew: ע�ץ �� ��ץ �� (utz li gutz li)
Spanish: El enano saltarín m (literal translation: the jumping midget)

Category:English proper nouns

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