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Meaning of Nibelung | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A member of a supernatural underground race that guarded treasures and gold searched for and eventually seized by Siegfried.

Germanic

Equivalents

Deutsch Nibelung
Español nibelungo
Nederlands Neveling
Português nibelungo

Examples

“[…] 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.”
“The Song of the Nibelungen, and the Lament.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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