Nibelung

 
Pronunciation: /ˈniːbəlʊŋ/

noun (plural Nibelungs or Nibelungen /-ˌlʊŋ(ə)n/)

Germanic Mythology
  • 1a member of a Scandinavian race of dwarfs, owners of a hoard of gold and magic treasures, who were ruled by Nibelung, king of Nibelheim (land of mist).
  • 2(in the Nibelungenlied) a supporter of Siegfried, or one of the Burgundians who stole the hoard from him.

Origin:

Old High German, from nibel 'mist' + the patronymic ending -ung