Nibelung

[ nee-buh-loong ]

/ ˈni bəˌlʊŋ /

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noun, plural Ni·be·lungs, Ni·be·lung·en.Teutonic Legend.

any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.

the followers of Siegfried.

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Words nearby Nibelung

Niarchos, nib, nibbana, nibble, nibbler, Nibelung, Nibelungenlied, niblick, nibling, nibs, NIC

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How to use Nibelung in a sentence

All round Worms, place-names connected with the Nibelung tale occur with remarkable (p. 035) frequency.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8|Various
"We will go to welcome the fleet," said Brunhild, and together they met the brave Nibelung army and lodged them in Isenland.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various
The divine hero Siegfried, who first obtained it and thus became a Nibelung, left to his race the claim to the treasure.
Life of Wagner|Louis Nohl
Sigurd took the cup out of the hands of the fair Nibelung maiden and he drank the potion.
The Children of Odin|Padraic Colum

In 1876 the theatre was finished, and that colossal work, the Ring of the Nibelung, was brought forward and put upon the stage.
Richard Wagner and his Poetical Work|Judith Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for Nibelung

Nibelung

/ (ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ) /

noun plural -lungs or -lungen (-ˌlʊŋən) German myth

any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard stolen by Siegfried

one of Siegfried's companions or followers

(in the Nibelungenlied) a member of the family of Gunther, king of Burgundy

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