NIBELUNGS

Meaning of NIBELUNGS in English

add. ·noun ·pl in german mythology, the children of the mist, a race of dwarfs or demonic beings, the original possessors of the famous hoard and ring won by siegfrid; also, the burgundian kings in the nibelungenlied.

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NIBELUNGS — (n. pl.) In German mythology, the children of the mist, a race of dwarfs or demonic beings, the original possessors …
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GUNNAR — noun Etymology: Old Norse ~r Date: 1842 the king of the Nibelungs and husband of Brynhild in Norse mythology
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FAFNIR — noun Etymology: Old Norse Fāfnir Date: 1850 a dragon in Norse mythology that guards the Nibelungs' gold hoard until slain …
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SONG — I Short and usually simple piece of music for voice, with or without instrumental accompaniment. Folk songs traditional songs without …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — (German; " Song of the Nibelungs ") Middle High German epic poem written с 1200 by an unknown poet from …
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CHANSON — I (French; " song ") French art song. The unaccompanied chanson for a single voice part, composed by the troubadour …
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SIEGFRIED — /sig"freed, seeg"-/ ; Ger. /zeek"frddeet/ , n. 1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) the son of Sigmund and Sieglinde and the …
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NIBELUNG — /nee"beuh loong'/ , n. , pl. Nibelungs, Nibelungen . Teutonic Legend. 1. any of a race of dwarfs who possessed …
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GUDRUN — /good"roohn/ , n. (in the Volsunga Saga ) the daughter of the king of the Nibelungs. Cf. Kriemhild . [ …
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BRÜNNHILDE — /broon hil"deuh/ ; Ger. /brddyuun'hil"deuh/ , n. 1. the heroine of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs. Cf. Siegfried . 2. …
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BALMUNG — /bahl"moong/ , n. (in the Nibelungenlied ) a sword seized from the Nibelungs by Siegfried. Also, Balmunc /bahl"moongk/ . Cf. …
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ALBERICH — /ahl"beuhrdd ikh/ , n. Teutonic Legend. a king of the dwarfs, the possessor of the tarnkappe and of the treasure …
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GUNNAR — noun Etymology: Old Norse Gunnarr Date: 1842 : the king of the Nibelungs and husband of Brynhild in Norse mythology
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FAFNIR — noun Etymology: Old Norse Fāfnir Date: 1850 : a dragon in Norse mythology that guards the Nibelungs' gold hoard until …
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GUNNAR — [Gun.nar] n [ON Gunnarr]: the king of the Nibelungs and husband of Brynhild in Norse mythology
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FAFNIR — [Faf.nir] n [ON Fafnir]: a dragon in Norse mythology that guards the Nibelungs' gold hoard until slain by Sigurd
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EPIC — long narrative poem recounting heroic deeds, although the term has also been loosely used to describe novels, such as Tolstoy's …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — (German: Song of the Nibelungs), Middle High German epic poem written about 1200 by an unknown Austrian from the Danube …
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SONG — n. Song Huizong Song of the Nibelungs song play Song of Roland vessel of song Song Hong Song dynasty Su …
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CHANSON — n. chanson de geste Chanson de Roland Song Huizong Song of the Nibelungs song play Song of Roland vessel of …
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NIBELUNGENLIED — n. (German; " Song of the Nibelungs ") Middle High German epic poem written 0441; 1200 by an unknown poet …
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