Nibelung

Ni·be·lung  (nb-lng)

n. Mythology

1. Any of a race of subterranean dwarfs whose hoard of riches and magic ring were taken from them by Siegfried.

2. A follower of Siegfried.

3. One of the Burgundian kings in the Nibelungenlied.

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[German, from Middle High German Nibelunc, from Old High German Nibulunc, Nibilung.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nibelung - (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person Teuton - a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans
	2.	Nibelung - (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person gnome, dwarf - a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Teuton - a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans