Alberich

[ ahl-buhr-ikh ]

/ ˈɑl bər ɪx /

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noun Teutonic Legend.

a king of the dwarfs, the possessor of the tarnkappe and of the treasure of the Nibelungs.

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How to use Alberich in a sentence

Teutonic Alberich is a dwarf, presumably not handsome, but well disposed to mortals.
The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream'|Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
Defeated in his attempts to capture a nymph, Alberich scales the rock, seizes the gold and makes off with it.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
Wotan, like Alberich, has renounced love; so just previously we have heard the corresponding passage from the Rhinegold.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
She relates how for want of it Wotan, dreading that it may fall into the hands of Alberich, sits gloomy and silent in Valhalla.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman

Meanwhile Alberich climbs out of a dark ravine on to a rock.
The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie|Richard Wagner

British Dictionary definitions for Alberich

Alberich

/ (German ˈalbərɪç) /

noun

(in medieval German legend) the king of the dwarfs and guardian of the treasures of the Nibelungs

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