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Words of New Poems · 247 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
eben
just; just now; merely 5 times
eben, Eben
eh
before 4 times
eh
"eh" is an archaic/dialect form of "ehe" (before).
ehe
before 4 times
ehe, eh
eh is a poetic short form of ehe ('before').
eigen
own 8 times
eignen, eigenen, eignes, eigne, Eigenes
adjective, accusative, feminine, plural; adjective, dative, feminine, singular; adjective, genitive, neuter, singular
Poetic elision of 'eigenen'.
Eigentum
property; possession; thing he owned 3 times
Eigentum
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular
ein
a; an; one 526 times
ein, eine, einem, einer, einen, eines, Ein, Eine
determiner, nominative, masculine, singular; determiner, nominative, neuter, singular; determiner, nominative, feminine, singular
Separable prefix: with halten forms innehalten, 'to pause.'
einander
to one another; each other; one another 3 times
einander
pronoun, dative, plural, reciprocal; pronoun, dative, plural, reflexive; pronoun, accusative, plural, reciprocal
Reciprocal object of 'fallen' inside the AcI construction 'Tropfen ... fallen hören' (drops hear each other fall).
eine
one; an; One thing 5 times
eine, einen, einer, Eine
pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular; pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular; determiner, genitive, feminine, singular
einer
one; someone; a certain woman 30 times
einer, eines, einen, eine, eins, Eine
pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular; pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular; pronoun, dative, feminine, singular
Capitalized 'Eine' is a nominalized indefinite pronoun: 'a certain (one) woman'.
einfach
simply; Simply; simple 4 times
einfach, Einfach
adverb; adjective, uninflected, predicate
einfallen
comes; came back; to mind 3 times
fällt, fiel, ein
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular (separable verb, split from ein); separable verb particle (of einfallen)
Separable verb 'einfallen' (to come to mind); split as 'fällt ... ein'.
Eingang
entrance; way in; doorway 7 times
Eingang, Eingangs
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
einmal
once; at once; more 42 times
einmal, Einmal
"auf einmal" is an idiom meaning "suddenly, all at once."
Einsamkeit
loneliness; solitude 8 times
Einsamkeit, Einsamkeit–
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular
einst
once; one day; Once 8 times
einst, Einst
einzeln
one by one; single 4 times
einzeln, einzelne
adverb; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular
einzig
single; single one; one and only 4 times
einzigen, einziger, einzig
adjective (substantivized), dative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective
Elefant
elephant 3 times
Elefant
empfangen
received; receive 5 times
empfing, empfangen
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, infinitive
empfangender
the receivers once
Empfangenden
read as dative plural, object of 'zu zeigend' in the previous line ('to show to the receivers'); the fused, compressed syntax makes this uncertain.
empfinden
felt; might feel 3 times
empfand, empfände
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular
Ende
end; an end; ending 11 times
Ende, Enden
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, plural
endlich
at last; in the end 9 times
endlich
Endor
Endor once
Endor
The 'woman of Endor' is the medium of 1 Samuel 28, whom Saul consults to summon the spirit of the dead prophet Samuel.
eng
narrow 3 times
engen, engem, enge
adjective, dative, feminine, singular; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, accusative, feminine, plural
Engel
angel; angels 16 times
Engel, Engeln
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, dative, masculine, plural
entgegen
toward; to meet; to meet it 5 times
entgegen
preposition; particle (separable verb prefix); postposition
A stranded separable prefix; paired with the carrying verb earlier in the sentence it means 'carry toward, carry to meet.'
entgolden
ungild once
entgolden
Rilke's own coinage: 'to un-gild' (ent- + Gold), on the model of entröten in the next line.
enthalten
holds; containing; hold 3 times
enthält, enthaltend, enthalten
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, infinitive
entlang
along 4 times
entlang
entröten
shed their red once
entröten
Rilke's own coinage: 'to shed red' (ent- + rot).
entschließen
resolved 3 times
entschlossen
entstehen
arises; came to be; arose 5 times
entsteht, entstanden, entstand, entstände
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
er
he; him; it 352 times
er, ihm, ihn, Er, ers, Ihn
pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular; pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular; pronoun, dative, masculine, singular
impersonal construction "ihn fröstelte" — literally "it made him cold."
Erde
earth; ground 10 times
Erde
noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
erfahren
experience; experiences; learned 6 times
erfahren, erfahrt, erfuhren, erfuhr, erführe
verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, first-person, plural
erflehen
implored for once
erfleht
Elliptical clause: an implied 'es war' governs both 'furchtbar' and 'erfleht' as parallel predicates.
erfüllen
filled 3 times
erfüllt, erfüllte
verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
ergreifen
seized; seizes; taken hold of 5 times
ergriffen, ergreift, ergriff
verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
erheben
lifts itself, so; rose; rise 4 times
erhebt,–so, erhob, erheben, erhoben
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
erhellt
lit; illumined one; lit-up 3 times
erhellten, Erhellte, erhelltes
adjective, dative, plural; noun (substantivized participle), nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular
agrees with 'Fenstern' (dative plural) in the next line, not with 'dreht'.
Erhobensein
raisedness once
Erhobensein
A Rilke coinage: the nominalized infinitive of "erhoben sein" (to be raised), literally "raisedness."
Erinnerung
remembrance; of memories; memories 4 times
Erinnerung, Erinnerungen
noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, plural; noun, dative, feminine, plural
Erkalten
growing cold once
Erkalten
Nominalized infinitive of 'erkalten' (to grow cold); nominalized infinitives are always neuter in German.
erkennen
knew; made out; recognize 12 times
erkannte, erkennst, erkennen, erkenn, erkannt, erkenn–., erkannten, Erkennst
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular
Poetic apocope of 'erkenne' (dropped final -e); the object 'mich' is implied.
erlaucht
illustrious; noblest 3 times
erlauchten, erlauchte, erlaucht
adjective, accusative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular
erneut
renewed once
erneut
Predicate adjective completing 'wird' (wird erneut = is renewed) — not the adverb 'again'.
ernst
serious thing; grave; gravely 3 times
ernst, Ernstes
adverb; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
erreichen
reached; attain; achieves 3 times
erreicht, erreichen
verb, participle; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
erscheinen
appeared; should seem; seemed 5 times
erschien, erschiene, erscheint
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
erschrecken
terrified; startled; take fright 7 times
erschreckt, erschrecken, erschrak, erschrocken, erschraken
verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
erst
first; only; as yet 15 times
erst, Erst
erstenmal
first time 3 times
erstenmal
erster
first; front 5 times
erste, erster, ersten
adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, dative, feminine, singular; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular
erwarten
awaited; awaiting 3 times
erwartend, erwartete, erwartet
adverb; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past participle
Erz
bronze; ore; ores 3 times
Erz, Erzen
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, plural
erziehen
rears; schooled; raised 3 times
erzog, erzieht
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
es
it; there; It 150 times
es, Es, 's, ihm
pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular; pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular; pronoun, dative, neuter, singular
Poetic inversion: es kam die Nacht puts the dummy subject es before the verb, with the true subject die Nacht following — equivalent to 'the night came.'
es / noch
it — yet once
es?–Noch
The tagger merged two words across the dash: 'es' (it, object of kann) and 'noch' (yet, modifying keiner).
essen
eat; ate; eats 3 times
äße, aß, ißt
verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
Essiggalle
gall of vinegar once
Essiggalle
Refers to the vinegar-soaked sponge offered to the crucified in the Passion narrative; a Rilke compound of Essig ('vinegar') + Galle ('gall').
etwas
something; anything; some 15 times
etwas, Etwas
pronoun, neuter; pronoun, indefinite; pronoun, accusative, neuter
Etwas
Something twice
Etwas
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular
Nominalized "etwas" (something), capitalized here as its own noun, matching the translation's "a Something."
euch
you 3 times
euch
pronoun, accusative, plural; pronoun, dative, plural
ewig
eternally; eternal; everlasting 4 times
ewig, ewiges, ewige, Ewiges
adverb; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular
Ewigkeit
eternity; eternities 6 times
Ewigkeit, Ewigkeiten
noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular
Seen once or twice
echt
real; true twice
Ecke
corner twice
Edelsitz
manor seats once
Eden
Eden once
ehrerbietig
deferentially once
Eifer
zeal once
eigenmächtig
on his own authority once
Eigensinn
obstinacy once
Eiland
island once
eilen
hurries once
eilig
more hastily once
einbeißen
bitten into once
einbinden
bound fast; binds twice
eindringen
broken in once
Eine
One once
Einfall
idea once
einflößen
poured; instilled twice
Einfluß
influence once
einführen
drawn once
eingehängt
hung-in once
eingeneigt
bent-attentive once
eingerahmt
framed-in once
Eingerollte
what was curled up once
eingestehen
admits once
eingestürzt
collapsed once
eingleiten
to glide once
Einhalt
halt once
einhalten
keep in; pauses twice
einhauen
drove once
Einklang
harmony once
einlenken
guided once
einlullen
lull once
einmalen
to paint in once
einregnen
rained-in once
einreihen
ranked in once
eins
one; one thing twice
einsam
solitary; alone twice
einsaugen
drawn in once
einschlagen
to fold shut once
einschließen
enclosed; encloses twice
einschmelzen
melted down once
einschränken
confines once
einsehen
to grasp once
einsetzen
institute once
einstens
once once
einstmals
once once
Eintracht
concord once
einträufeln
to drip in once
eintreten
steps; entered twice
Eintritt
entrance once
Einverstehen
understanding once
einwachsen
grown once
Einzug
entry once
Eis
ice once
Eisen
iron once
Eisenstück
pieces of iron once
eisern
iron once
Eitelkeit
vanity once
Eiter
pus once
elegant
elegant once
Elend
misery's once
Elfenbein
ivory twice
elfenbeinern
ivory once
Elia
Elijah twice
Eltern
parents once
empor
up once
enden
ends; end twice
endlos
endless once
Endung
ending once
Enge
narrowness once
Engelfigur
angel-figures once
Enkel
grandchildren once
enorm
enormous twice
entfalten
unfolded once
entfernen
am drawing away; draw away twice
entfernt
removed once
Entfernte
far-off once
entflechten
unravels once
entfliehen
fled once
Entfliehende
fleeing once
entführen
carries off once
entgegenschweigen
keeping silence once
entgegenstinken
stank at once
entgegentreten
stepped to meet once
entkleiden
bared once
entlegen
remote once
entrücken
removed once
entrückt
withdrawn once
Entsagen
renunciation once
entscheidend
decisively once
Entschluß
resolve once
Entsetzen
horror once
entsetzlich
dreadfully once
entsetzt
horrified once
entspringen
sprung; sprang up twice
entstellen
distorts; disfigured twice
entstellt
disfigured once
entwachsen
outgrown twice
entweichen
slipped away once
entweihen
profaned once
entwirren
unravels once
entwöhnen
weaned once
entziehen
withdrew; withdrawn twice
entzückt
delighted; enchanted twice
entzünden
kindled; sets alight twice
entzwei
broken in two once
entzweit
split in two once
Epitaph
epitaph once
Erbbegräbnis
family vault once
erblinden
am going blind; went blind twice
erblindend
going blind once
Erdenoberfläche
earth's surface once
Erdichtetes
invented things once
Erdinneres
earth's interior once
ererbt
inherited twice
Erfahrene
known once
erfinden
invent once
ergänzen
renewing once
Ergänzer
completer once
ergeben
gives up; gave up twice
erglühen
glowing once
Erglühende
glow once
ergrimmen
enraged once
erhaben
raised in relief; exalted twice
erhoben
raised once
erhören
answer once
Erich
Erich once
Erinnern
remembering twice
erinnern
remind once
erkannt
known once
erkälten
chill once
erkennbar
recognizable one once
erklärbar
explicable once
Erklingen
ringing out once
erklingen
rings once
erlassen
excused once
Erleichternde
relief once
erlernen
learned once
erlernt
things learned once
Erlös
yield once
erlöschen
goes out once
erlösen
released once
ermatten
exhaust once
ermüdet
wearied once
erraten
sensing once
erregen
stirs once
errötend
blushing one once
Ersatz
a substitute; the substitute twice
erschaffen
created once
Erscheinung
apparition once
erschrocken
startled twice
ersinnen
devised twice
ersparen
saved up; saved twice
erspähen
spied once
erstaunen
astonished once
erstehen
rise up once
Erstehn
arising once
ertönen
sounds out once
ertragen
endured; bore twice
ertrunken
drowned once
erwachen
woken twice
erwachsen
grown twice
erwartend
expectant once
Erwartung
expectation once
erwartungsvoll
expectantly once
erwägen
weigh once
erwählt
chosen once
erweichen
softens once
erwünscht
desired once
erzählen
told once
Erzengel
archangel once
erzeugen
engendered once
erzürnen
angered once
erzürnt
in anger once
Erzürnte
enraged ones once
Essigschwamm
vinegar sponge once
Estaminet
taverns once
Etüde
étude once
Eule
owl once
Eulennest
owls' nests once
The particulars
- 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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