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Words of New Poems · 247 headwords

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

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

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

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

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

entröten

shed their red once

entröten

Rilke's own coinage: 'to shed red' (ent- + rot).

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

erpicht

bent once

erpichte

'erpicht auf' = bent on, keen on.

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

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."

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

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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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