English noun: Nibelung | |||
1. | Nibelung (person) (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried | ||
Instance hypernym | mythical being | ||
Domain category | mythology, Teuton | ||
2. | Nibelung (person) (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dwarf, gnome | ||
Domain category | mythology, Teuton | ||