Explore Brangäne through 8 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brangäne in a sentence
Context around Brangäne
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brangäne
- In this selection, "brangäne" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tryst, sends, refuses, brings, returns and warns stand out and add context to how "brangäne" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brangäne brings in and brangäne is shocked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brangäne" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brangäne
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Marke and Brangäne finally reach Tristan and Isolde. (8 words)
Brangäne is shocked to see that it is a lethal poison. (11 words)
Tristan, however, refuses Brangäne's request, claiming that his place is at the helm. (14 words)
Brangäne returns to Isolde to relate these events, and Isolde, in what is termed the "narrative and curse", sadly tells her of how, following the death of Morold, she happened upon a stranger who called himself Tantris. (37 words)
Brangäne warns Isolde that Melot, one of King Marke's knights, has seen the amorous looks exchanged between Tristan and Isolde and suspects their passion ("Ein Einz'ger war's, ich achtet' es wohl"). (34 words)
Her scorn and rage are directed particularly at Tristan, the knight responsible for taking her to Marke, and Isolde sends Brangäne to command Tristan to appear before her ("Befehlen liess' dem Eigenholde"). (32 words)
Example sentences (8)
Brangäne brings in the potion that will seal their pardon, Tristan knows that it may kill him, since he knows Isolde's magic powers ("Wohl kenn' ich Irland's Königin").
Brangäne is shocked to see that it is a lethal poison.
Brangäne returns to Isolde to relate these events, and Isolde, in what is termed the "narrative and curse", sadly tells her of how, following the death of Morold, she happened upon a stranger who called himself Tantris.
Brangäne warns Isolde that Melot, one of King Marke's knights, has seen the amorous looks exchanged between Tristan and Isolde and suspects their passion ("Ein Einz'ger war's, ich achtet' es wohl").
During their long tryst, Brangäne calls a warning several times that the night is ending ("Einsam wachend in der Nacht"), but her cries fall upon deaf ears.
Her scorn and rage are directed particularly at Tristan, the knight responsible for taking her to Marke, and Isolde sends Brangäne to command Tristan to appear before her ("Befehlen liess' dem Eigenholde").
Marke and Brangäne finally reach Tristan and Isolde.
Tristan, however, refuses Brangäne's request, claiming that his place is at the helm.