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Words of New Poems · 152 headwords

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

kalt

cold; colder; something cold 10 times

kalt, kalte, kälter, kalten, Kaltem, Kalte

adverb; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular; adjective, predicative

Karthause

charterhouse once

Karthause

Karthause = a Carthusian monastery ('charterhouse').

Kathedrale

cathedral; cathedrals'; cathedrals 6 times

Kathedrale, Kathedralen

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

'der Kathedrale' is a genitive attribute of 'Aufstieg' in the next line ('der Kathedrale großem Aufstieg' = "the cathedral's great ascent"), the literary genitive-before-noun pattern (cf. 'der Tiere Eintracht' later in this batch) — not a dative object of 'an' (that slot is filled by 'großem Aufstieg').

Kehre

a turn once

Kehr

machte...Kehr = idiom for 'wheeled about, turned back'.

kehren

turned; turning; turns 3 times

kehrte, kehrend, kehrt

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

kein

no; no one; not a 28 times

keine, kein, keiner, keinem, keinen, Kein

determiner, nominative, masculine, singular; determiner, nominative, feminine, singular; determiner, accusative, feminine, singular

keiner

no one; none; nothing 18 times

keiner, keines, keinen, Keiner, keinem

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

'keinen' here is the pronoun 'no one', not the determiner 'kein' — matches the dataset's own convention of citing pronominal forms as 'einer'/'welcher' elsewhere in this same batch (e.g. eine->einer, welche->welcher).

kennen

knew; know; knows 10 times

kannte, kennt, kenn, kennten, kannten, gekannt, kennst

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

kennten sie ihn genug is a verb-first conditional clause standing in for wenn sie ihn genug kennten ('if they knew him well enough') — a literary construction that drops wenn and fronts the verb.

Kind

children; child; a child 12 times

Kinder, Kind, Kinde, Kindes

noun, nominative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular

Kinderschuh

childhood shoes once

Kinderschuhn

'Kinderschuhn' is a poetic elision of 'Kinderschuhen', the standard dative plural.

Kindgewesene

who were a child once

Kindgewesene

A Rilke coinage ("Kind" child + "gewesene" having-been) — "the one who once was a child," addressed directly.

Kindheit

childhood; childhood's 4 times

Kindheit

noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular

Kinn

chin 6 times

Kinn

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

Kirchenfenster

church window once

Kirchenfenster

subject of 'spiegelt' (matches its own nominative case tag): 'was ... spiegelt ... das Kirchenfenster' = 'what does the church window mirror' — the church window is the one doing the mirroring, not the thing mirrored; the previous note called it a direct object, which contradicts both the nominative tag and the sense.

Klage

lament; laments 4 times

Klage, Klagen

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

Klang

sound 3 times

Klang, Klange

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

klar

clear; more clearly; bright 12 times

klaren, klar, klares, klarer

adverb; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adverb, comparative

Kläger

plaintiff once

Kläger

'Kläger' literally means 'plaintiff/accuser' — Rilke's ironic term for Absalom, who had claimed his father's throne.

Kleid

dress; dresses; robe 9 times

Kleid, Kleidern, Kleide, Kleider

noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, singular

Idiom: she breathes in the fragrance the dress gives off, not the fabric itself.

klein

small; little; smaller 38 times

kleinen, kleine, klein, kleines, kleiner, kleinem

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

klimmen

climbed once

klomm

Archaic/poetic strong preterite of klimmen ('to climb'): klimmen–klomm–geklommen.

Knabe

boys; boy; youths 10 times

Knaben, Knabe

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

Knecht

servant; serf's; hired men 4 times

Knecht, Knechtes, Knechte

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural

sich hängen lassen idiomatically means 'let oneself slouch/go slack,' rendered here as 'slouch' rather than literal 'hang.'

knien

kneel; knelt; kneel down 7 times

knien, knieen, kniete, Knieen

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

kommen

came; comes; come 59 times

kam, kommt, kommen, kamen, kämen, komm, käme, komme and 6 more

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

Subjunctive of reported speech — his own reassurance, not a stated fact.

kommend

coming; one coming 3 times

kommend, Kommenden, kommenden

adverb; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; adjective, accusative, masculine, singular

Konkrete

the concrete once

Konkreten

Nominalized adjective 'das Konkrete' (the concrete).

kostbar

precious 4 times

kostbar, kostbaren

adjective, predicate; adjective, dative, neuter, plural; adjective, dative, masculine, plural

König

king; King; kings 24 times

König, Könige, Königs, Königen

noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural

königlich

royal; more kingly 3 times

königlicher, königliche

adverb, comparative; adjective, genitive, feminine, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular

können

can; could; might 46 times

kann, könnte, kannst, konnte, können, könnten, konntest, könne and 1 more

auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

Kraft

force; forces; powers 4 times

Kraft, Kräfte

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

Kraterkreis

ring of craters once

Kraterkreise

Kraterkreise is an archaic poetic dative form; modern German would say im Kraterkreis.

Kreis

circle; ring 8 times

Kreis, Kreise

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

kreisen

circles; circled; circle 8 times

kreist, kreisen, kreiste, kreisten

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

Krone

crown; crowns 6 times

Krone, Kronen

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

kurz

short; stunted; sharp 4 times

kurzen, kurz

adjective, dative, feminine, plural; adjective; adjective, dative, masculine, singular

Seen once or twice

kahl

bare once

Kaiser

emperor once

kalte

cold one once

Kamee

cameo once

Kammerfrau

chamber-women once

Kammerherrentracht

chamberlain's costumes once

Kanal

canals; canal twice

Kandelaber

candelabrum; candelabra twice

Kanzler

chancellor once

Kapitäl

capital once

Karneolkern

carnelian core once

Kartentisch

card tables once

Katze

cats once

kauen

chewing; chew twice

Kauf

purchases once

Kaufmann

merchant once

Käfer

beetles twice

Kälte

cold once

kämmen

combed twice

Kehle

throats once

Kelch

chalice; calyxes twice

Kern

kernel; kernels twice

Kessel

kettles once

Kette

chain once

Kettenglied

link of chain once

Kinder-Angesicht

child's countenance once

Kinderarm

child's arms once

Kinderjahr

childhood years once

Kinderschürze

child's pinafore once

Kindheit-Nachmittag

childhood afternoons once

Kirche

church once

Kissen

pillows once

Klage-Himmel

lament-sky once

Klage-Welt

lament-world once

Klagefrau

mourning-women once

klagen

lament; accuses twice

klamm

stiff once

klappernd

clattering once

klauben

pick over once

klären

cleared once

kleiden

dressed twice

kleinverwandeln

transformed small once

klingen

ring once

Klopfen

knocking once

klopfen

knocked; tapped twice

Klopfer

door-knockers once

Knabenhand

boy's hand once

knapp

short; scant twice

Knaul

ball of yarn once

Knie

knees twice

kniend

more kneelingly once

Knochen

bones once

Knospe

bud once

Knoten

knots once

kochen

boils once

Kohle

coal once

Kolben

flask once

Kommende

coming once

kommende

approaching thing once

Kommode

dressers; chest of drawers twice

konkav

concave once

Konsole

corbels once

Kontur

contours twice

Kopf

heads; head twice

kopfüber

head-down once

Koralle

coral once

Korb

basket once

Koriander

coriander once

Kostbarkeit

precious things once

kosten

tastes once

Kostüm

costume once

Kothurn

buskins once

Köder

lure once

Königin

queen twice

Körper

body once

köstlich

precious once

Köstlichkeit

preciousness once

Kragen

collar once

krank

sick once

Kranz

wreath once

Kraut

weed; herb twice

Krämer

shopkeeper once

kränken

wounded; offended twice

Kreatur

creature once

kreischen

shrieks once

kreißen

labouring once

Kreon

Kreon twice

Kreuz

cross once

kriechen

crept once

kriechend

crawling once

Kristall

crystal's once

Kronrubin

crown-rubies once

Krug

jug once

krumm

crooked once

krümmen

writhes once

Krypta

crypt once

Kuckuck

cuckoo once

Kulisse

stage scenery; flats twice

kundig

connoisseur once

Kunst

artistry once

kunstlos

artless once

Kunterbunt

motley jumble once

Küchenlampe

kitchen lamp once

Kühle

coolness once

kühle

cool one twice

kühn

bold once

Kürass

cuirasses once

Kürbisflöte

gourd-flute once

küren

choose once

Kürze

brevity once

küsselos

kissless once

Küste

coastline once

Küstenstreifen

strip of shore 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.
Translation
Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.