'Nibelung' definitions:
Definition of 'Nibelung'
From: WordNet
noun
(German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried
noun
(German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried
Definition of 'Nibelung'
From: GCIDE
- Nibelungs \Ni"be*lungs\, n. pl.; sing. Nibelung. 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]