Nibelungen
bəˌlʊŋ noun, plural Ni·be·lungs, Ni·be·lung·en. Teutonic Legend.
1.
any of a race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure captured by Siegfried.
2.
the followers of Siegfried.
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| —n , pl -lungs, -lungen | |
| 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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