Nibelung

English Etymology From en de Nibelung, a singular form corresponding to the plural de Nibelungen; from en goh nibel mist + the patronymic ending goh -ung, ultimately from en gem-pro *nebulaz + gem-pro *-ungō. Noun s Nibelungen en Germanic _ mythology A member of a supernatural underground race that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried. en 1759 w:Archibald Bower The History of the Popes: From the Foundation of the See of Rome to the Present Time http://books.google.com/books?id=qhQPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA62 Hadrian, Ninety—Fourth Bishop of Rome Author London 4 62 and at the same Time flattered himself, that the Lombards and People of Acquitaine, whom he had lately conquered, having Kings of their own, would not be so easily tempted to shake off the Yoke, as if their Countries were made Provinces of France. [footnote] Eginhard. in vit. Carol. Chron. Nibelung. in appendice. Annal. Moiffiac. en 1814 Robert Jamieson; w:Walter Scott; w:Henry William Weber Illustrations of northern antiquities, from the earlier Tentonie and Scandinavian romances: being an abstract of the Book of heroes, and Nibelungen lay; with translation of metrical tales, from the Old German, Danish, Swedish, and Icelandie languages; with notes and dissertations. http://books.google.com/books?id=lfshAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25 Of the Teutonic Cyclus of Romance Printed by J. Ballantyne and co., for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown Edinburgh 25 The Song of the Nibelungen, and the Lament. Related terms en Nibelungenlied Translations member of an underground, treasure-guarding race in Germanic mythology Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 尼伯龙人 Dutch: nl Neveling m German: de Nibelung m Marathi: mr निबेलुंग m Portuguese: pt nibelungo m Spanish: es nibelungo m See also en Rheingold References Anagrams en begilnnu bluening German Etymology From de gmh nebel, from de goh nibel mist + patronymic ending goh -ung, ultimately from de gem-pro *nebulaz + gem-pro *-ungō. Pronunciation de [ˈniːbəlʊŋ] de Ni be lung de De-Nibelung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m.weak de Germanic mythology Nibelung Declension m.weak Derived terms de Nibelungenlied de Nibelungentreue