NIBELUNG


Meaning of NIBELUNG in English

Pronunciation: ' n ē -b ə - ˌ lu ̇ ŋ

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -lungs also -lung · en \ - ˌ lu ̇ ŋ - ə n \

Etymology: G

Date: 1814

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.