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Fafner in a sentence
Using Fafner
- In the example corpus, fafner often appears in combinations such as: fafner who, fafner in, and fafner.
Context around Fafner
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fafner
- In this selection, "fafner" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, defeat, stabs, brings, mark, dismisses and return stand out and add context to how "fafner" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by slaying fafner who slew and fafner dismisses the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fafner" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fafner
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fasolt and Fafner return, carrying Freia. (6 words)
Freia rushes onstage in a panic, followed by Fasolt and Fafner. (11 words)
Fafner dismisses the threat, declines Alberich's offer, and returns to sleep. (12 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)
When the quiet island of Tatsumiyajima is disturbed by an attack from the Festus, they're forced to put their most powerful weapon on the frontlines: the massive robot the Fafner Mark Elf. (33 words)
He tells Siegfried that fear is an essential craft; Siegfried is eager to learn it, and Mime promises to teach him by taking him to Fafner. (26 words)
Example sentences (13)
Wotan cannot wrest the ring from Fafner, who is bound to him by contract; he needs a free hero to defeat Fafner in his stead.
When the quiet island of Tatsumiyajima is disturbed by an attack from the Festus, they're forced to put their most powerful weapon on the frontlines: the massive robot the Fafner Mark Elf.
A great a head for a beheading … Brindley Sherratt as Fafner and John Lundgren as Wotan in Das Rheingold.
After a short exchange, they fight; Siegfried stabs Fafner in the heart with Nothung.
Fafner dismisses the threat, declines Alberich's offer, and returns to sleep.
Fasolt and Fafner return, carrying Freia.
Following its instructions, he takes the ring and the magic helmet Tarnhelm from Fafner's hoard.
Freia rushes onstage in a panic, followed by Fasolt and Fafner.
He tells Siegfried that fear is an essential craft; Siegfried is eager to learn it, and Mime promises to teach him by taking him to Fafner.
He then plays a tune on his horn, which brings Fafner out of his cave.
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 his last moments, Fafner learns Siegfried's name, and tells him to beware of treachery.
When Siegfried withdraws his sword from Fafner's body, his hands are burned by the dragon's blood and he puts his finger in his mouth.
Common combinations with fafner
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- fafner who 2×
- fafner in 2×
- and fafner 2×