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Words of New Poems · 286 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
Gang
gait; passage; motion 10 times
Gang, Ganges
noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular
ganz
whole; wholly; quite 62 times
ganz, ganzen, ganze, ganzes
adverb; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular; adjective, dative, neuter, singular
gar
at all; entirely; of all things 8 times
gar
Idiom 'ganz und gar' = 'wholly and entirely, completely.'
Garten
gardens; garden; Garden 11 times
Gärten, Garten
noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
Gasse
lanes; alleys; lane 6 times
Gassen, Gasse
noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, plural; noun, genitive, feminine, plural
gastlich
hospitable once
gastlich
Idiom 'jemandem gastlich sein' = 'to play host to someone' — rendered here as 'had been his hosts.'
Gebärde
gesture; gestures 7 times
Gebärde, Gebärden
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, plural
gebären
give birth; born; giving birth 7 times
geboren, gebar, gebären, Gebären
verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive
geben
gave; give; giving 25 times
gab, geben, gebend, gegeben, gibt, gib, gäbe, Gib and 2 more
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
Idiom: 'Gesetze geben' = to lay down the law; rendered here as 'laid down laws.'
Geblitz
lightning once
Geblitz
A collective noun built with the ‘Ge-’ prefix on ‘Blitz’ (lightning, flash) — 'a blaze of lightning.'
Gedanke
thought; thoughts 5 times
Gedanken, Gedanke
noun, dative, masculine, plural; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, plural
gedenken
remember it; had thought twice
gedenkens, gedachten
verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural
'gedenkens' fuses 'gedenken' (to remember, governs the genitive) with the clitic object 'es' — an archaic contraction.
Gefahr
peril; danger; perils 8 times
Gefahr, Gefahren
noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, singular
gefallen
pleased; pleases; fallen 3 times
gefielen, gefällt, gefallner
verb, past, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular
"gefällt" here is from gefallen ("to please"), not fällen ("to fell/cut down") — the two verbs share this form.
Gefühl
feeling; senses; feelings 9 times
Gefühl, Gefühle, Gefühles
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
gegen
against; toward; to face 5 times
gegen
Gegenstand
object; objects 4 times
Gegenstand, Gegenständen
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, plural
Gehaltenes
what was held fast once
Gehaltnes
Gehaltnes is a poetic elision of Gehaltenes, the nominalized past participle of halten ('to hold') — 'something held onto.'
gehen
went; goes; go 82 times
ging, geht, gehen, gehn, gingen, Geh, gingst, gehe and 1 more
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
spaCy mis-tagged this elided infinitive (gehn = gehen) as an adverb.
gehorchen
listened; obeyed twice
gehorcht, gehorchte
verb, past participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Completes the perfect tense begun with 'hat' in the previous line: 'hat...gehorcht' (has obeyed / has listened).
gehören
belongs 3 times
gehört
geil
rank once
geile
Archaic sense of 'geil': rank, lush, overripe — not the modern colloquial meaning.
gelassen
calmly; more serenely; unhurried 5 times
gelassen, gelassener, gelassenen, gelassene
adverb; adverb, comparative; adjective, dative, feminine, plural
gelb
yellow; yellow one 4 times
gelbe, geelen
adjective, nominative, feminine, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; adjective, dative, masculine, singular
Archaic/dialectal spelling of 'gelb' (yellow).
Geliebter
beloved 4 times
Geliebten, Geliebter
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, vocative, masculine, singular
gelten
counted; were necessary; pass 8 times
gelten, gälte, gelte, galten, gilt
verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular
Idiom: "für etwas gelten" = to pass for / be considered something.
genug
enough; well enough 6 times
genug
adverb; pronoun
genügen
suffices; would suffice 3 times
genügt, genügte
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular
gerade
straighter; straight; upright 5 times
gerader, gerade, graden, grade
adverb; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adverb, comparative
gerecht
something just once
Gerechtes
ein Gerechtes Aussagendes spans the line break: 'Gerechtes' is what is stated (its object), and 'Aussagendes' (next line) is the head — literally 'a thing stating something just'.
gering
slight; less; lesser 3 times
gering, geringer, geringen
adjective, predicate, uninflected; adverb, comparative; adjective, accusative, feminine, plural
gerne
gladly 7 times
gerne
Geruch
smell; scent 5 times
Geruch
noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular
geruhen
deigns; has deigned twice
geruht
geruhen zu + infinitive is a formal/archaic idiom meaning 'to deign to do something'.
Gesang
song twice
Gesang
noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular
object of 'gehn' in the previous line: 'gehn den immer steilern Gesang hinan' = 'climb the ever steeper song upward'.
geschehen
happened; happens; came to pass 10 times
geschieht, geschah, geschähe, geschehn
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular
Geschick
fate; destiny; fates 4 times
Geschick, Geschicke
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, plural
Geschlecht
sex; lineage; race 7 times
Geschlecht, Geschlechtes, Geschlechts
noun, genitive, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
Geschrei
a cry; screaming 3 times
Geschrei, Geschreie
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
Gesetz
laws; law 3 times
Gesetze, Gesetz
noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, singular
Gesicht
face; faces; sight 32 times
Gesicht, Gesichte, Gesichter, Gesichtern, Gesichten
noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular
'Gesichte' is an older poetic dative singular of 'Gesicht' (face).
Gestalt
figures; figure; form 7 times
Gestalt, Gestalten
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, plural
Geste
gesture; gestures 3 times
Geste, Gesten
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, plural
Gestrahle
radiance once
Gestrahle
Rilke's own coinage from strahlen ('to radiate') with the Ge-...-e pattern; not a standard dictionary word.
gewahr
aware once
gewahr
'gewahr werden' is a fixed idiom meaning 'to become aware (of something)', governing a genitive object (dessen).
Gewalt
power once
Gewalt
"in der Gewalt haben" is the idiom "to have in one's power/control," rendered by the translation as "in my power."
Gewand
garments; vestments; garment 3 times
Gewand, Gewändern
noun, dative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
gewähren
granting; grant; granted 3 times
gewähren, gewährten
verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural
Gewicht
weight; weights 6 times
Gewicht, Gewichte, Gewichten
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, plural
gewiß
certain; surely 3 times
gewiß
gießen
poured; pour; pours 4 times
goß, gieß, gießt
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
Glanz
radiance; gleam; sheen 7 times
Glanz, Glänze
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular (archaic dative form)
Glas
glass; glasses 3 times
Glas, Gläsern
noun, dative, neuter, plural; noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular
glatt
smooth; sleek 5 times
glatten, Glatter, glatte, glatt
adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, plural; adjective, dative, masculine, plural
glauben
believe; believed; do you believe 10 times
glauben, glaubte, glaub, glaubst, glaube, glaube–
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
the dash marks her trailing off, as if she doesn't finish the sentence.
glänzen
gleams; gleamed; shines 9 times
glänzt, glänzte, glänzend
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present participle
glänzend
shining; glistening; gleaming 3 times
glänzend
gleich
at once; in a moment; alike 18 times
gleich, gleiche, Gleichen, Gleiche
adverb; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular
Substantivized adjective used idiomatically (cf. 'ihresgleichen') for 'their own kind/equals.'
gleichen
resembles; resemble; resembled 3 times
gleicht, gleichen, glich
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Gleichgewicht
equilibrium; balance; equilibriums 5 times
Gleichgewichte, Gleichgewicht, Gleichgewichten
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
gleiten
glided; sliding 3 times
glitt, gleitend
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; adverb
Glied
limbs; generation 4 times
Glieder, Glied
noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, genitive, neuter, plural; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
Biblical idiom: here 'Glied' means 'generation,' not its usual sense of 'limb' (cf. Luther Bible, 'bis ins dritte und vierte Glied').
Glück
happiness 4 times
Glück
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
glücklich
blissful; blissfully; happily 3 times
glücklich
glühen
glows; glow 4 times
glüht, glühest
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular (archaic -est ending)
glühend
glowing; burning 4 times
glühend, glühender
adverb; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adjective, predicate, uninflected
Gnade
grace twice
Gnade, Gnaden
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, plural
'von Gottes Gnaden' is a fixed idiom, 'by the grace of God' (used of rulers with divine sanction).
Gold
gold; of gold; gilt 6 times
Gold
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
golden
golden 7 times
goldnen, goldene, golden, goldenes
adverb; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, plural
Gott
god; God; gods 40 times
Gott, Götter, Gottes, Gotte, Göttern
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular
Grab
grave 3 times
Grab
noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
grau
grey; gray 6 times
graue, grauen, grau, Grau
adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, predicate; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular
Grau
grey; gray 3 times
Grau
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular
greifen
pluck; span; seized 9 times
griffen, greift, greif, greifen, greifenden, griff
verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular
Die + greifenden substantivizes the participle into a noun phrase, 'those who grasp' — it stands in apposition to sie (the hands) from the line before.
groß
great; greatest; large 44 times
groß, großen, große, großes, großer, größer, Größten, Großes and 3 more
adverb; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, nominative, masculine, singular
'groß ziehen' = 'to raise, rear up.'
Größe
greatness 3 times
Größe
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular
Grund
ground; depths; bed 11 times
Grund, Grunde, Grunds, Grundes
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular
grün
green; the green 10 times
grüne, grünen, Grünem, grünes, grün, grünem, grüner
adjective, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, plural
Grün
green; greenery 9 times
Grün, Grünen
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
gut
good; better; best 7 times
gut, besser, bester
adverb; adjective; adjective, predicative
Seen once or twice
Gabelast
forked branch once
Gaffende
gaping crowd once
Galan
gallant once
Galeere
galleys once
Galerie
gallery once
Galgenplatz
gallows-ground once
Ganze
whole once
ganzgeglaubt
wholly believed once
Gartenhaus
garden house once
Gartenschatten
garden's shade once
Gast
guests once
Gatte
husband twice
Gären
fermenting once
gären
ferments once
gärend
fermenting once
Geäst
branching once
Gebaren
bearing once
gebauscht
billowed once
Gebälk
beams once
gebärden
behave once
gebärdend
gesturing once
Gebäude
building once
gebend
giving once
Gebet
prayer twice
gebieten
command; commanded twice
Gebirge
mountain once
Gebiß
teeth once
Geblüt
blood once
Gebot
command once
gebrannt
fired twice
Gebrauch
use twice
gebrauchen
use once
Geburt
birth twice
Gedicht
poems once
gedreht
twisted once
Geduld
patience twice
Gefangener
captives once
gefährden
endanger once
Gefährte
companion once
Gefäll
fall once
Gefälle
gradient once
gefällt
lowered once
Gefäß
vessel twice
Gefieder
plumage once
Gefolge
retinue once
gefranst
fringed once
gegangen
gone once
Gegähne
gaping once
Gegensatz
contradiction once
Gegenwind
headwind once
gehässig
spiteful once
Geheiltes
a thing once healed once
geheim
secret twice
Geheimfach
secret drawer once
Gehen
going; walking twice
Geheule
howling once
Gehirn
brain once
gehn
go once
Gehölz
thicket once
Gehör
hearing once
Gehust
fit of coughing once
Geist
spirit twice
geizen
were stingy once
Geklopf
pounding once
gekrampft
cramped once
Gekreisch
shrieks once
Gelache
burst of laughter once
Gelag
feast once
Gelächter
laughter twice
Geländer
railing once
Gelärme
clamour once
Geläut
chime once
Gelb
yellow twice
Geleit
escort twice
Gelenk
joints once
geliebt
beloved once
Geliebte
beloved twice
geliebter
beloved once
gelingen
success; went well twice
gemäß
answering to; equal to twice
gemein
common once
Gemisch
mixture once
genau
exact once
General
admiral once
Genesen
convalescing once
genesend
convalescent woman once
Genick
neck once
Gepolster
padding once
Gequäl
torment once
geraubt
stolen once
Gericht
judgment; judgments twice
Geringes
a trifle once
Gerinn
channel once
gerinnen
congeals once
gern
glad; gladly twice
gerührt
stirred once
gesammelt
gathered once
Gesandte
envoys once
geschaukelt
rocked once
Geschäft
affairs once
geschlossen
closed once
Geschmack
taste once
geschmeidig
supple once
Geschöpf
creatures once
Geschwächte
weakened once
Gesindel
rabble once
gespannt
strung once
Gespenst
ghost twice
gesprengt
burst once
Gesprenkel
speckling once
Gestell
framework once
gesteppt
quilted once
gestern
yesterday once
gestickt
embroidered once
gestillt
becalmed once
Gestirn
constellation; constellations twice
gestirnt
starred once
Gestorbensein
being dead once
Gestühl
framework of beams once
Gestüt
stud once
getan
done once
Getast
sense of touch once
Geteufel
deviltry once
Getier
beasts once
Getön
sounding once
Getränk
drink once
getränkt
soaked-through once
getürmt
towering; piled-up twice
Geviert
square once
gewagt
daring once
gewahren
notice; perceive twice
gewaltsam
violently twice
gewährt
granted once
Gewebe
fabrics once
geweiht
holy once
Geweine
fit of weeping once
gewendet
turned once
Gewesenes
what has been once
Gewichteschwinger
weight-swinger once
gewinnen
won once
Gewissen
conscience once
gewohnt
used to once
gewollt
a willed one once
gewöhnen
grown used once
gewöhnlich
ordinary once
gewöhnt
accustomed once
gewölbt
curving; swelling twice
Gewürz
spices once
Gezweig
branches once
Gibeon
Gibeon once
Giebel
gables once
Gier
greed twice
gierig
greedily once
Gift
poison; venom twice
Ginsterstrauch
broom-bush once
Giorgio
Giorgio once
Glastür
glass door once
gläsern
glassy once
Gleiche
equals once
Gleichen
equal once
gleichgültig
indifferent; indifferently twice
gleichmütig
even-tempered once
gleichsam
as if; as it were twice
gleichzeitig
simultaneous once
Gleiten
gliding once
Glocke
bells once
Glockendonner
thunder of bells once
Glockenspiel
carillon once
Glut
ember once
goldgetrieben
gold-chased once
Gott-Vater
God the Father once
Gottheit
godhead once
Götterbild
god-images once
Göttin
goddess twice
göttlich
divine once
graben
dug once
gradbeschnitten
straight-cut once
grade
just once
Graf
count once
Gram
grief twice
Granit
granite once
Gras
grass twice
Graue
the grey once
Graues
grey stuff once
Graus
horror once
graus
ghastly once
grausam
cruel once
Gräberweg
road of tombs once
gräßlich
hideously once
Greis
graybeards; old man twice
greis
aged once
Greisin
ancient woman; old woman's twice
grenzenlos
boundless twice
Griff
grip once
großmütig
magnanimous once
großoffen
wide-open once
größer
something greater once
Gruft
crypt once
Grüne
greenness; green twice
grüßen
greets; greeted twice
grüßend
greeting once
Gurt
ribs; belt twice
Guss
downpours once
gutgelegen
well-situated once
Guß
downpour once
Gürtel
girdles 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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- Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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