Nibelung

[ nee-buh-loo ng ]

/ ˈni bəˌlʊŋ /

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

the followers of Siegfried.

Example sentences from the Web for nibelung

The time-135- was approaching when the great Nibelung drama must be launched in its entirety.

Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas |W. J. Henderson
It has been stolen by a Nibelung, and with the golden treasure he can rule the world.

Operas Every Child Should Know |Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
Kriemhilde vows to Hagen that she will spare his life if he will return to her the hidden hoard, the Nibelung treasure.

Women of the Teutonic Nations |Hermann Schoenfeld
And is that merely the spiritual deficiency of a Nibelung—or the effort of a young author to be smart?

The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition |Upton Sinclair

Now hear a wondrous tale, of how the liegemen of Nibelung wished to divide it there.

The Nibelungenlied |Unknown

Nibelung

/ (ˈniːbəˌlʊŋ) /

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

one of Siegfried's companions or followers

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