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Nibelung

Syllabification: (Ni·be·lung)
Pronunciation: /ˈnēbəˌlo͝oNG/

Definition of Nibelung

noun (plural Nibelungs or Nibelungen /-ˌlo͝oNGgen/)

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:

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

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