No. 4,923 in German
alb
"Alb" in German means "nightmare."
In a sentence
Ich träumte von einem düsteren Alb.
I dreamed of a dark nightmare.
In this sentence, 'Alb' refers to a 'nightmare,' which is its old-fashioned or poetic usage in German.
Die Alb erstreckte sich über weite Hügel und Täler.
The Alb stretched over wide hills and valleys.
Here, 'Alb' refers to a geographical feature or region, such as Swabian Alb in Germany.
Ein Alb war in alten Geschichten ein Kobold.
An Alb in old stories was a sprite or elf.
This use of 'Alb' refers to a mythical or folklore creature, an elf or sprite.
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