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Rhein·gold (rīn′gōld′; Gerrīn gō̂lt′)

noun

Gmc. Legend the hoard of gold guarded by the Rhine maidens and afterward owned by the Nibelungs and Siegfried

Etymology: Ger, Rhine gold

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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