Ni·be·lung (n  b -l ng )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. [German, from Middle High German Nibelunc, from Old High German Nibulunc, Nibilung.] |
Nibelung [ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ]
n pl -lungs, -lungen [-ˌlʊŋən] German myth
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard stolen by Siegfried
2. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) one of Siegfried's companions or followers
3. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in the Nibelungenlied) a member of the family of Gunther, king of Burgundy
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| 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 |
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