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Nibelung

American  
[nee-buh-loong] / ˈni bəˌlʊŋ /

noun

Teutonic Legend.

plural

Nibelungs, Nibelungen

  1. any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.

  2. the followers of Siegfried.

Nibelung British  
/ ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ /

noun

  1. any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard stolen by Siegfried

  2. one of Siegfried's companions or followers

  3. (in the Nibelungenlied ) a member of the family of Gunther, king of Burgundy

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