Definitions for nibelungenliedˈni bəˌlʊŋ ənˌlit
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ni•be•lung•en•liedˈni bəˌlʊŋ ənˌlit(n.)
a Middle High German epic of c1200, telling of the wooing of Brunhild by the hero Siegfried on behalf of Gunther, the marriage of Siegfried and Kriemhild, the murder of Siegfried by Hagen, and Kriemhild's subsequent revenge.
Category: Literature
Princeton's WordNet
Nibelungenlied(noun)
an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings
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