Definition/Meaning of Nibelung

• English - Proper noun: Nibelung ( plural Nibelungs or Nibelungen ) ( Germanic mythology ) A person of the under ground dwelling people that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried . Related terms Nibelungenlied See also Rhine gold Translations
• English - Etymology: From Germanic Nibelung , singular form corresponding to plural Nibelungen .