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Words of New Poems · 300 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

ab

off; all over; aside 8 times

ab

particle; preposition; particle, separable verb prefix

Separable prefix of 'abtasten' (to feel/probe all over).

abbrechen

broke off; broken off; broke 3 times

abbrach, abgebrochen, brach

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle

Abend

evening; evenings; supper 9 times

Abend, Abende

noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, plural

"zu Abend essen" is the idiom for "to have supper/dinner."

aber

but; But; though 78 times

aber, Aber

conjunction; adverb; conjunction (postpositive)

abgenommen

picked bare once

abgenommner

abgenommner elides the e of abgenommener, the participle of abnehmen.

abneinen

say no to once

abzuneinen

A Rilke coinage: a zu-infinitive built from Nein ('no') with separable prefix ab-, meaning 'to refuse by saying no'; not a standard German word.

Abschied

farewell; parting; leave 4 times

Abschied

noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

Ach

laments once

Achs

Poetic nominalized plural of the interjection 'ach' (a sigh/lament).

achtend

heeding once

achtend

achten auf (+ accusative) = 'to heed, pay attention to' — completed by auf in the next line.

Ader

vein; veins 3 times

Ader, Adern

noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, singular

all

all 3 times

alles, all, alle

pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular; determiner; pronoun, accusative, plural

alle

all; everything; All 76 times

alles, alle, allem, Alles, allen, aller, Alle

pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular; pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular; pronoun, nominative, plural

Allee

avenues; avenue 5 times

Alleen, Allee

noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, plural

allein

alone 17 times

allein, Allein

adverb; adjective, predicate; adjective, predicate (uninflected)

aller

all; every; of all 51 times

alle, allen, aller, alles, Alle, allem

determiner, dative, feminine, plural; pronoun, nominative, plural; determiner, dative, masculine, plural

Archaic/poetic indeclinable "alle" standing for dative "allem."

als

as; as though; as if 148 times

als, Als

subordinating conjunction; preposition; conjunction

'als ob' (as if) is split by the line break; the clause's verb 'fasse' comes in the next line.

also

so; then twice

also

False friend: German "also" means "so/thus," not English "also."

alt

old; ancient 31 times

alten, alt, alte, alter, altem, altes

adjective, dative, masculine, plural; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, dative, neuter, singular

Altar

altar twice

Altäre, Altar

noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

Archaic poetic dative singular ending -e on 'Altar' (rhymes with 'Haare' below), not the plural 'altars'.

Alte

old man; old one 6 times

Alten, Alte, Alter

noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

Substantivized adjective referring to the aging King David.

alte

old ones; old man 4 times

Alten, Alte

noun, nominative, plural; noun, accusative, plural; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

alternd

aging 3 times

alternd, alternden, alternder

verb, participle; adjective, genitive, masculine, singular; adjective, genitive, neuter, plural

an

at; to; on 169 times

an, am, ans, An, Am

preposition; particle; particle, separable verb prefix

'gehst ... an' is the separable verb 'angehen' (to concern) split around the clause.

ander

other; other things; others 4 times

andre, andres, andern

adjective, nominative, masculine, plural; pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular; pronoun, accusative, plural

andere

other; others; the rest 12 times

andre, andern

adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular; pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular

anderer

others; other; for others 21 times

andern, anderes, anderen, andere

pronoun, nominative, plural; pronoun, dative, plural; adjective, dative, neuter, plural

Contracted dative plural of 'anderen' (others), used substantively.

Anfang

beginning 4 times

Anfang

noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

anfassen

might grasp once

anfaßtet

Archaic ß-spelling of 'anfasstet'; subjunctive expressing an unfulfilled wish.

anfüllen

filled up; brimmed full; filled 3 times

angefüllt

verb, participle; verb, past participle

Angesicht

face 4 times

Angesicht

noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular

Angst

fear; dread; terror 5 times

Angst, Ängsten, Ängste

noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, plural

Archaic/poetic plural form; standard plural of 'Angst' is 'Ängste'.

anhalten

held; halted; held still 4 times

angehalten, hielten, anhielt

verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

anhängen; fortgehen

clings—to go away once

anhängt–fortzugehn

This backbone token fuses two words joined by an en dash with no surrounding space: anhängt (clings, the finite verb ending the relative clause begun by das sich...) and fortzugehn (to go away, the infinitive resuming Rilke's list that began with 'Nun fortzugehn' in the poem's opening line).

anheben

lifts up; up; lifts 3 times

anhebt, an

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; separable verb particle

'heben...an' = separable verb 'anheben' (begin, set in).

annehmen

took on; took up; took 4 times

annahm, nahm, an

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; separable verb particle

anrufen

called upon; to; called out to 4 times

angerufen, an

verb, participle; particle, separable verb prefix; verb, past participle

Separable prefix of anrufen ('call to, hail'); rief...an = called to.

ansehen

looked at; looks; at 6 times

ansah, sieht, an, anzusehn

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; particle, separable verb prefix

Antlitz

face; countenance 6 times

Antlitz

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular

Antlitz is an elevated, archaic word for 'face' (Gesicht).

anwachsen

grew; on twice

anwuchs, an

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; particle, separable verb prefix

Separable prefix of anwachsen ('grow, increase'); wuchs...an = grew, split across the line break.

anwachsen; sehen

grown — look once

angewachsen–sieh

Two words are joined by a dash in the source text: 'angewachsen' completes 'ist...angewachsen' ('has grown'), while 'sieh' is a separate imperative ('look!') addressed to the reader.

Ara

macaws once

Ära

Ära here is the poem's spelling of Aras (macaws), not 'era.'

Arm

arms; arm 6 times

Arme, Armen, Arm

noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, plural

Atemzug

breath 3 times

Atemzug

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular

Atlasdraperie

satin draperies once

Atlasdraperien

'Atlas' here means 'satin' (a fabric), not the Titan or a map.

atmen

breathing; breathe; breathed in 3 times

atmend, atmen, atmete

verb, participle (used as predicate adjective); verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

atzen

feed once

ätzen

Here "ätzen" is an old spelling of "atzen" (to feed a bird/nourish), not the modern verb "ätzen" (to etch, corrode).

auf

on; upon; at 174 times

auf, Auf

preposition; particle; particle, separable verb prefix

auf einmal is a fixed idiom meaning 'suddenly, all at once.'

Aufgehn

opening 3 times

Aufgehn

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular

aufgeregt

agitated; agitatedly 3 times

aufgeregten, aufgeregt

adjective, genitive, neuter, singular; adjective, dative, feminine, plural; adverb

aufgetan

opened; laid open twice

aufgetane, Aufgetane

adjective, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular

Substantivized participle from 'auftun' (to open) — used as an epithet for Leda, 'the one laid open.'

aufhäufen

heaped up; heaps up 5 times

aufgehäuft, aufhäuft

verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

aufhören

ceased; ceases; break off 5 times

hörte, hört, aufhören, aufhört

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

Separable verb 'aufhören' (to cease) — its prefix 'auf' appears later in the line.

auflösen

dissolved; loosened 3 times

aufgelöst

adjective, predicate (past participle of auflösen); verb, participle; verb, past participle

aufnehmen

took; took up; took on 4 times

nahmen, aufnahm

verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

Separable verb 'aufnehmen' (to take in) splits across the clause: nahmen ... auf.

aufrichten

to raise up; erect; to raise 5 times

aufzurichten, aufgerichtet, auf

verb, infinitive; verb, participle; particle (separable verb prefix)

aufschieben

slides once

schiebt

Separable verb aufschieben ('to slide open'); its prefix auf appears at the start of the next line.

aufschlagen

opens; opened; open 4 times

aufschlägt, aufschlug, aufgeschlagen

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle

aufstehen

rise up; stood up; rises 3 times

stehn, aufstand, steht

verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

stehn is a poetic contraction of stehen; combined with the separated prefix auf, it forms aufstehen ('to rise up'), agreeing with the plural subject alle.

Aufstieg

ascent; upswing 4 times

Aufstieg

noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

auftun

opens up; opens; open 3 times

auftut, auftun

verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive

Auge

eyes; eye 26 times

Augen, Auge, Augs, Auges

noun, nominative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, plural; noun, accusative, neuter, plural

Augenblick

moment; instant 9 times

Augenblick, Augenblicke

noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

Augenbogen

brow-arches once

Augenbogen

‘der Augenbogen’ — literally 'eye-arch,' the bony ridge above the eye; the plural here keeps the older unumlauted form ‘Augenbogen’ rather than ‘Augenbögen’.

Augenbraue

eyebrows; brows 5 times

Augenbraun, Augenbrauen

noun, accusative, feminine, plural; noun, genitive, feminine, plural; noun, dative, feminine, plural

Poetic elision of 'Augenbrauen' (eyebrows), shortened for meter.

aus

out of; from; out 161 times

aus, Aus

preposition; particle; separable verb prefix

aus is the separable prefix of aussehen ("to look, appear"); sah ... aus wraps around es, together meaning "it looked/appeared."

auseinanderhauen

cut apart once

auseinanderhaun

Colloquial contraction of 'auseinanderhauen': the medial unstressed -e- is elided (hauen becomes haun), the same pattern as gehen becomes gehn, sehen becomes sehn; the final -n is retained, so this is syncope, not apocope of the '-en' ending.

ausführen

performs once

führt

Separable verb ausführen ('to perform, carry out'): führt (here) ... aus (end of next line).

Ausgang

outlet; outcome; exit 3 times

Ausgang

noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular

auskriechen

crept out once

ausgekrochen

Past participle of auskriechen, 'to crawl out'; used poetically for emerging as from a chrysalis.

ausruhen

rested; at rest 3 times

ausgeruht

verb, past participle; verb, participle

aussehen

looked; look 3 times

sah, aussah, sehn

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural

Separable verb aussehen ('to look, appear'): sehn (here) ... aus (end of next line).

außen

outside 3 times

außen, Außen

adverb; noun, nominative, neuter, singular

Avenue

avenues once

Avenün

Poetic contraction of "Avenuen" (avenues) to fit the meter.

ändern

change; changed; alters 3 times

ändern, änderte, ändert

verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

ängstlich

anxious; fearful; fearfully 4 times

ängstlichen, ängstliche, ängstliches, ängstlich

adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular; adjective, accusative, neuter, singular

Seen once or twice

abbringen

to be parted once

abend

evening once

Abendfeier

evening festivals once

Abendgrauen

grey of evening once

Abendgrün

evening-green once

abendklar

evening-clear once

Abendkleid

evening gown once

abendlich

evening once

Abendmahl

Last Supper once

abends

at evening; Evenings twice

abergläubig

superstitiously once

abfallen

fell; fell away twice

abfliegen

flown off once

abfühlen

feeling out once

abgehängt

hung-up once

abgelebt

worn out once

abgelegen

secluded once

abgestanden

stale once

abgetan

done away with; used-up twice

abgetrennt

cut-off once

abgleiten

slip away once

Abgrund

abyss twice

abhalten

hold back once

abhärten

hardened once

Abisag

Abishag once

abreißen

torn loose; tear twice

absagen

called off once

abschießen

would fire once

abwarten

wait once

abwechselnd

by turns once

abwerfen

thrown off once

Achselhöhle

armpits; armpit twice

Acker

field once

Ackerbauer

ploughmen; tiller of the soil twice

adelig

aristocratic; noble twice

Aderbaum

vein-trees once

adlig

noble once

Admet

Admetos once

Affe

ape once

Agraffe

brooch once

ahnen

sense; sensed twice

ahnend

sensing once

ahnungslos

unaware once

Akrobat

acrobats once

Akteur

actor once

Alchemie

alchemy once

All

all-being once

alleinlassen

left alone once

Alleinsein

being-alone once

allerkleinster

very smallest once

allerorten

everywhere once

alles

all once

Allür

airs once

Altane

balconies once

Alter

age once

altern

grow old once

Altes

the old once

Amber

amber once

Anbeginn

the very first once

Anblick

sight once

anbrechen

would break once

Andere

another once

Andrang

surging thrust once

aneinander

against one another once

aneinanderdrücken

press together once

aneinanderhalten

hold fast once

anfachen

what was kindled once

anfangen

begun once

Anflug

approach once

anfrühen

made early once

angefangen

begun once

angefleht

implored once

angehen

concern once

angekommen

arrived once

angelächelt

smiled-at twice

angelehnt

leaning once

angemaßt

presumptuous once

angeschwemmt

washed ashore once

angespannt

taut twice

angewandt

applied; invoked twice

anklingen

sounded once

ankommen

arrive once

anordnen

arranged once

anrühren

touches once

ansammeln

gathered once

anschauen

to look upon once

anschreien

shouted at once

anschuldigen

accused once

ansingen

sang to once

anspannen

held taut; harnessed twice

ansprechen

addressed once

Anspruch

claim once

anstoßen

knocked once

Anteil

part once

antreten

confronted; came at twice

antun

clad one once

Antwort

answer once

anwidern

revolt once

Apfel

apple once

Apfelgarten

apple orchard once

Apfelpose

apple-pose once

Apotheose

apotheosis once

April

April once

Aquädukt

aqueducts twice

Arbeit

work once

Arbeitstag

days of labor once

arg

fiercest once

Arsenal

Arsenal once

Artung

nature once

Asche

ash twice

Ast

branch twice

Atem

breath once

atemholen

drawing breath once

atemlos

breathless twice

atemwarm

breath-warm once

Attribut

attribute once

aufbauen

build up once

aufbäumen

rear up; rears up twice

aufbrechen

broke; set out twice

auferstehen

risen once

auferstehend

resurrecting once

aufflammen

flare up once

aufgebräut

brought to hand once

aufgegeben

abandoned once

Aufgegebener

abandoned ones once

aufgehackt

hacked-open once

aufgehoben

saved-up once

aufgelöst

dissolving; dissolved twice

Aufgelöstes

dissolved once

aufgereiht

things ranged once

aufgescheucht

startled twice

aufgestellt

upturned once

aufgetaucht

surfaced once

aufglänzen

flashing bright once

aufhalten

held up once

aufheben

taking up; to pick up twice

aufkommen

rises once

aufleuchten

lit up once

auflockern

loosens once

aufmalen

painted on once

aufrauschen

rushed up once

aufreißen

ripped open once

aufruhen

resting once

Aufruhr

revolt; uproar twice

aufschnallen

is strapped once

aufschreien

cried out twice

Aufschrift

inscription once

aufsehen

looked up once

aufspringen

sprung up once

aufsteigend

rising up once

aufstellen

set up once

aufsträhnen

untangled once

aufteilen

parcelled out once

Auftrag

commission once

auftragen

charged once

auftreten

made their entrance once

auftürmen

piled high; to pile up twice

Aufwand

lavishness; display twice

aufwärtsjagend

driving upward once

aufwärtsschauen

gazing upward once

aufziehen

to raise up once

Augenapfel

eyes' apples once

augenblau

eye-blue once

Augenbogenbau

arch of the brow once

Augenlid

eyelids twice

Augenschein

show once

Augenstein

eye-stones once

Ausblick

view once

ausbrechen

breaks out; broke out twice

ausbreiten

to spread; to spread out twice

ausbrennen

burnt-out once

Ausbruch

eruption once

ausdehnen

Widened once

ausdrücken

to express once

auseinander

apart once

auseinanderbiegen

bent apart once

auseinanderreißen

tore apart once

auseinanderschlagen

flinging apart once

Ausgeburt

spawn once

ausgehängt

unhung once

ausgehen

would end once

ausgelebt

lived out once

ausgeruht

well-rested once

ausgespart

left clear once

ausgesparte

something left blank once

ausgestorben

extinct once

aushöhlen

hollowed out once

auslassen

leaves out once

auslöschen

extinguished once

auslösen

loosened; loosed twice

ausmachen

makes up once

ausreißen

torn out once

Ausruf

cry once

aussagen

to say once

aussagend

uttering once

Aussatz

leprosy twice

ausschlagen

lined twice

Ausschlagswinkel

swing of arc once

ausschließen

shut out once

Aussicht

prospect once

ausstoßen

cast out once

austeilen

parcelled out once

austreten

broke out; trodden twice

auswärtswollend

wanting to stray outward once

Ausweg

way out once

ausweiten

widened once

auswerfen

fling out once

Außen

outerness once

Außendeich

outer dyke once

außer

beside once

ähnlich

like once

Älteste

elders once

Äther

ether once

äugen

peer once

äußerst

uttermost once

Äußerste

utmost once

Äußerstes

an utmost once

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The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Rainer Maria Rilke, died 1926; Neue Gedichte published 1907 and 1908), from Wikisource.
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