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Nibelung

ni·be·lung

uncommon

noun

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(German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried

Origin

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.

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