Meaning of NIBELUNGENLIED
| Pronunciation: | | 'neebu`lûngun`leet
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[n] an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings |
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NIBELUNGENLIED is a 14 letter word that starts with N. |
| | See Also: | | epic, epic poem, epos | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ni"be*lung`en*lied`\, n. [G. See {Nibelungs};
{Lied}.]
A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing
traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of
Attila (called Etzel in the poem) and mythological elements
pointing to heathen times.
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