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

Recent Examples on the Web

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. — 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

Word History

Etymology

German

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Nibelung

• overhung
• among
• hirschsprung
• unsung
• bling
• bung
• clung
• dung
• flung
• fung
• hung
• lung