Nibelung
noun
any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
Nibelungs
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pluralof Nibelung.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Among many other things, the opera is a study in inequality, the Nibelungs living in a dank underworld.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2024
The German domestic intelligence agency previously said the group had also set up Germany's biggest far-right martial arts event, called Fight of the Nibelungs, which has been banned since 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2023
Famous tales that eventually found their way into written form, such as the Song of Hildebrand and the Song of the Nibelungs, had their beginnings as spoken epics.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Battle of the Nibelungs is a “central point of contact” for right-wing extremists, according to German government intelligence reports.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Who these Nibelungs were is involved in appropriate obscurity.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
