Nibelung

== English == === Etymology === From German Nibelung, a singular form corresponding to the plural Nibelungen; from Old High German nibel (“mist”) + the patronymic ending -ung, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz + *-ungō. === Noun === Nibelung (plural Nibelungs or Nibelungen) (Germanic mythology) A member of a supernatural underground race that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried. ==== Related terms ==== Nibelungenlied ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Nibelung”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Anagrams === bluening == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German nebel, from Old High German nibel (“mist”) + patronymic ending -ung, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz + *-ungō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈniːbəlʊŋ] Hyphenation: Ni‧be‧lung === Noun === Nibelung m (weak, genitive Nibelungen, plural Nibelungen) (Germanic mythology) Nibelung ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Nibelungenlied Nibelungentreue