Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nibelung

2 senses of nibelung

Sense 1
Nibelung -- ((German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried)
       INSTANCE OF=> mythical being -- (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Sense 2
Nibelung -- ((German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried)
       => gnome, dwarf -- (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)