Nibelung
noun
Ni·be·lung
ˈnē-bə-ˌlu̇ŋ 
plural Nibelungs also Nibelungen
ˈnē-bə-ˌlu̇ŋ-ən
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
Examples of Nibelung in a Sentence
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Large-scale martial arts organizations and events have proliferated for years in Germany, chief among them the Battle of the Nibelungs, which attracts hundreds of right-wing extremists from around Europe and the United States.
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Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
Over the years, the Dallas Opera has individually produced the four operas of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, but never as a cycle.
—Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2023
Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023
Over the years, the Dallas Opera has individually produced the four operas of Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, but never as a cycle.
—Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
German
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Nibelung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nibelung. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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