(1):
(n.) A brief reflection or maxim.
(2):
(n.) An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
(3):
(n.) A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
(4):
(n.) A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.