Nibelung
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Ni·be·lung

noun \ˈnē-bə-ˌlŋ\
plural Ni·be·lungs also Ni·be·lung·en\-ˌlŋ-ən\

Definition of NIBELUNG

1
: a member of a race of dwarfs in Germanic legend
2
: any of the followers of Siegfried
3
: any of the Burgundian kings in the medieval German Nibelungenlied

Origin of NIBELUNG

German
First Known Use: 1814

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