Alberich is an English word starting with the letter A. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Alberich in a sentence
Context around Alberich
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alberich
- In this selection, "alberich" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tongue, nibelheim, declines, complies, exits and refuses stand out and add context to how "alberich" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alberich and the and alberich complies turning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alberich" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alberich
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alberich exits as dawn breaks. (5 words)
Alberich transforms himself into a toad. (6 words)
Wotan, horrified, realizes that Alberich's curse has terrible power. (10 words)
His grandson, the mortal Siegfried, wins the ring by slaying Fafner (who slew Fasolt for the ring) – as Wotan intended – but is eventually betrayed and slain as a result of the intrigues of Alberich's son Hagen, who wants the ring. (41 words)
Loge tells them that he was able to find only one instance where someone willingly gave up love for something else: Alberich the Nibelung has renounced love, stolen the Rheingold and made a powerful magic ring out of it. (39 words)
They sing a trio in which Brünnhilde and Gunther vow in the name of Wotan, "guardian of oaths", to kill Siegfried, while Hagen repeats his pledge to Alberich: to acquire the ring and rule the world through its power. (39 words)
Example sentences (19)
Players can catch a glimpse of Alberich’s set when encountering Mad Tongue Alberich, an NPC invader found on the first floor of Roundtable Hold.
Alberich and the subjugated Nibelung dwarfs – illustration by Arthur Rackham Scene 3 In Nibelheim, Alberich has enslaved the rest of the Nibelung dwarves with the power of the ring.
Alberich complies, turning into a giant snake (or dragon, depending on the translation).
Alberich exits as dawn breaks.
Alberich refuses, but Wotan seizes it from his finger and puts it on his own.
Alberich returns, driving his slaves to pile up a huge mound of gold.
Alberich transforms himself into a toad.
Alberich warns the dragon that a hero is coming to kill him, and offers to prevent the fight in exchange for the ring.
Das Rheingold premiered at the National Theatre Munich on 22 September 1869, with August Kindermann in the role of Wotan, Heinrich Vogl as Loge, and Karl Fischer as Alberich.
Fafner dismisses the threat, declines Alberich's offer, and returns to sleep.
He even offers to awaken the dragon so that Alberich can bargain with him.
His grandson, the mortal Siegfried, wins the ring by slaying Fafner (who slew Fasolt for the ring) – as Wotan intended – but is eventually betrayed and slain as a result of the intrigues of Alberich's son Hagen, who wants the ring.
In order to win Freia back, Wotan resolves to travel to Alberich's kingdom under the earth, in pursuit of the gold.
Loge tells them that he was able to find only one instance where someone willingly gave up love for something else: Alberich the Nibelung has renounced love, stolen the Rheingold and made a powerful magic ring out of it.
Mime is plotting to obtain the powerful ring originally created by his brother Alberich for himself.
On Alberich's urging, he swears to kill Siegfried and acquire the ring.
They sing a trio in which Brünnhilde and Gunther vow in the name of Wotan, "guardian of oaths", to kill Siegfried, while Hagen repeats his pledge to Alberich: to acquire the ring and rule the world through its power.
They think they have nothing to fear from the lustful dwarf, but Alberich, embittered by their mockery, curses love, seizes the gold and returns to his chasm, leaving them screaming in dismay.
Wotan, horrified, realizes that Alberich's curse has terrible power.