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Words of New Poems · 140 headwords

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

lachen

laughed; had been laughing; laughs 5 times

lachte, lachten, lacht, lachen

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

Land

land; lands; earth 12 times

Land, Länder, Landes, Lande, Ländern

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

lang

long; longer 24 times

langen, lang, lange, langes, langer, länger

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

lange

long; for a long time; nowhere 12 times

lange

'lange nicht' is an idiom for 'not nearly, nowhere near.'

langsam

slowly; more slowly; slow 23 times

langsam, langsamer, langsame

adverb; adverb, comparative; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular

lassen

let; lets; leave 29 times

ließ, läßt, ließen, Laß, lassen, laß, gelassen, lasse and 1 more

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

Causative construction 'lassen + sich + infinitive' = 'let oneself do something.'

Last

burden; weight 4 times

Last

noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular

Laub

foliage 3 times

Laub, Laube

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

Poetic dative form (archaic -e ending) of neuter 'Laub' (foliage) — not the feminine noun 'Laube' (arbor).

Lauf

running; legs twice

Lauf, Läufe

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

'Lauf' is a hunting term for an animal's leg here, not 'a run/course'.

laufen

ran; would run 4 times

lief, liefen

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

lauter

sheer; nothing but; pure one 9 times

lauter, lautere

determiner; determiner, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular

lautlos

soundlessly; soundless 6 times

lautlos, lautlosen, Lautloses

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

Lächeln

smile 14 times

Lächeln

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

lächeln

smile; smiles; smiled 10 times

lächeln, lächelt, lächelte, Lächeln

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

lächelnd

smiling; smilingly 4 times

lächelnder, lächelnd

adjective, nominative, masculine, singular; adverb; adverb (present participle)

Lärm

din; noise 3 times

Lärm, Lärme

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

lässig

idly; casually; at ease 3 times

lässig

adverb; adjective, uninflected (predicative, describes er)

Leben

life; lives; life's 33 times

Leben, Lebens

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, genitive, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular

leben

live; lived; lives 8 times

leben, lebten, lebt, lebtest, lebe

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

leer

empty; the void; empty thing 10 times

leeren, Leeres, leer, leeres

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

Leere

emptiness; void 4 times

Leere

noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, genitive, feminine, singular

legen

lay; laid; settles 15 times

legen, legte, legt, gelegt, legten

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

'sich legen' is a reflexive verb meaning 'to settle, to lie down.'

lehnen

lean; leaning; leans 4 times

lehnen, gelehnt, lehnt

verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past participle, uninflected (describes er); verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

Idiom: 'sich in die Ruder lehnen' literally 'lean into the oars' — to throw oneself into rowing.

Leib

body; bodies; body's 9 times

Leib, Leiber, Leibes, Leibe

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

The -e is an archaic dative ending.

leicht

light; lightly; light-footed 19 times

leicht, leichten, leichter, leichte, Leicht

adverb; adjective, genitive, neuter, plural; adjective

Leier

lyre 5 times

Leier

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

leis

softly; gently; soft 5 times

leis

adverb; adjective

Predicate adjective with elided verb: 'wie leis [es ist].'

leise

softly; gently; soft 17 times

leise, leisen, allerleisesten, Leise

adverb; adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, superlative

am allerleisesten = superlative construction, 'quietest of all' (aller- intensifies leisest).

Lende

loins; flanks 4 times

Lenden

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

lesen

read; reads; reading 8 times

liest, las, gelesen, lesend, lies

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

letzter

last; final 10 times

letzten, letzte, Letzte

adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, dative, masculine, singular

Leute

people; folk 3 times

Leute, Leuten

noun, nominative, plural; noun, dative, plural

licht

bright; luminous; of light 10 times

licht, lichten, lichter

adjective; adjective, dative, feminine, singular; adjective, dative, neuter, singular

Licht

light; brightness; lights 9 times

Licht, Lichtes, Lichts, Lichter

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, genitive, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular

Genitive of cause (archaic): 'blind from his light' — like ‘Hungers sterben’, 'to die of hunger.'

Lid

lids; eyelid 4 times

Lidern, Lid, Lider

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

lieb

dear; dear, familiar 3 times

lieben, liebes

adjective, accusative, masculine, singular; adjective, accusative, neuter, singular

Liebe

love; dear one 7 times

Liebe

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

Vocative address to Elizabeth ('dear one'), not a grammatical object.

lieben

love; loved 4 times

lieben, liebte

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

liebgewinnen

grew to love; came to love twice

liebgewannen, liebgewann

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

Separable verb liebgewinnen, 'to grow fond of, come to love.'

Lieblings-Angedenken

favourite keepsakes once

Lieblings-Angedenken

Angedenken is an archaic/poetic variant of Andenken, 'memento, keepsake.'

Lied

song; songs 4 times

Lied, Liedern

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

liegen

lay; lie; lies 35 times

lag, liegen, lagen, liegt, läge, lag–, liegend

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

Liegender

one lying down once

Liegender

German capitalizes and inflects participles as nouns like this: 'Liegender' = 'a lying one.'

los

go; loose 6 times

los

adverb; particle

Word order is inverted for emphasis: 'alles' (everything) is the singular subject that agrees with 'läßt,' while the fronted 'Die Sich-Verlierenden' is the object — 'everything lets those who lose themselves go.'

Lose

loose once

Losen

Wordplay: 'lose' (loosely, adverb) vs. the nominalized 'das Lose' (the loose/undone) here — same root, different form.

Löwe

lion; lion's; lions 7 times

Löwe, Löwen

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

Luft

air 6 times

Luft

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

Lust

pleasures; desire; eagerness 4 times

Lust, Lüste

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

Seen once or twice

Laborant

laboratory worker once

laden

loaded; invites twice

Lager

bed; beds twice

Laken

shrouds; sheets twice

Lallen

babble once

lallen

babbling once

Lamm

lambs once

Lampe

A lamp once

landen

came ashore once

Landschaft

landscape twice

langen

reaching once

Langmut

patience once

langmütig

long-suffering once

Langvergangene

long-departed one once

lastend

looming once

Lastende

what weighs on you once

Laune

whim once

Laut

sound once

laut

aloud; loud twice

Laute

lute once

lauten

sounds once

länglich

elongated once

längs

along once

längst

Long since; long since twice

Läufer

runners once

Lebende

living one once

lechzen

panted once

Leder

leather once

Leiber

bodies once

Leichenband

grave-bands twice

leichtgebunden

lightly bound once

leichtgeneigt

lightly inclined once

Leid

sorrow once

leiden

suffering; were suffering twice

Leidenschaft

passions once

leihen

on loan once

Leinen

linen once

Leise

quiet ones once

leisten

afford once

leitend

guiding once

Leiter

ladder once

lenken

steered; lightly guided twice

Leser

reader once

Lesezeichen

bookmarks once

letzt

last twice

Letzte

last one once

letztenmal

last time once

leugnen

deny once

Lichter-Vorgefühl

foretaste of candlelight once

lichterloh

blazing one once

Lichterniedertreiben

downward drift of light once

liebend

lovingly once

Liebende

loving woman once

Liebender

lover once

lieber

rather once

Liebes-Insel

isle of love once

Liebesklage

love-laments once

Liebeslied

love songs once

Liebesnacht

night of love twice

liebkosen

caress once

Liebkosen

caress once

Lieblingshündin

favourite hound once

Lieblingsplatz

favorite haunts once

lieblos

loveless once

Lila

lilac once

Limonenküste

lemon coast once

Linde

lindens once

Lindenkrone

linden's crown once

lindern

ease once

Linnen

linen once

Ljetnij-Ssad

Letny Sad once

Lob

praise twice

loben

praise; praised twice

Loch

hole once

locken

lure; beckoned twice

locker

loose once

lockern

loosens once

Lorbeer

laurel once

lose

loose; loosely twice

Loskauf

ransom once

loslassen

let twice

löhren

bellow once

Luftzug

draft once

lullen

lulls once

Lustgestöhn

moan of pleasure once

lustig

merrily once

Lücke

gap once

Lüge

a lie once

lügen

were lying; would lie twice

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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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