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Words of New Poems · 121 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
machen
makes; made; brewed 16 times
macht, gemacht, machte, machen, machten
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Mal
time; times; stroke 9 times
Male, Mal
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
Idiom 'mit einem Male' = 'all at once, suddenly.'
man
one; they; One 55 times
man, Man
Impersonal 'man' ('one'); the translation renders this active clause as an English passive ('was...hidden').
mancher
many a; some; a good deal 5 times
manches, manche
determiner, accusative, neuter, singular; pronoun, nominative, plural; pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular
manchmal
sometimes; at times; now and then 28 times
manchmal, Manchmal
Mann
man; men; Man 8 times
Mann, Männer, Mannes, Manns
noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, plural
idiom 'Manns genug' = 'man enough.'
Mantel
cloak; cloak's; coat 6 times
Mantel, Mantels
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
Maske
mask; masks 4 times
Maske, Masken
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, plural
Masse
mass; masses; profusion 5 times
Masse, Massen
noun, dative, feminine, plural; noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular
Maß
measure; measures 4 times
Maße, Maßen, Maß
noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, plural; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
Mädchen
girl; girls; girl's 8 times
Mädchen, Mädchens
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, plural; noun, genitive, neuter, plural
Mädchentum
maidenhood; girlhood 3 times
Mädchentum
noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
Meer
sea 9 times
Meer, Meeres
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
mehr
longer; more; anymore 69 times
mehr
adverb; adverb, comparative; determiner, comparative
'je mehr' = 'the more,' a correlative comparative.
mein
my; mine; own 50 times
mein, meine, meinem, meinen, meiner, Meine, meines, Meinen and 1 more
determiner, nominative, neuter, singular; determiner, dative, masculine, singular; determiner, accusative, feminine, singular
meinen
thought; think; meant 12 times
meinen, meinten, gemeint, meint, Meinst, meinst
verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular
Literally 'to think/believe'; rendered as 'imagine' here.
meinetwillen
my sake once
meinetwillen
'um meinetwillen' = 'for my sake', a fixed archaic genitive idiom.
Melone
melons once
Melonen
'vor dem Gegähne der Melonen' = 'before the gaping of the melons' (the melons split open like yawning mouths at the market stall); the genitive 'der Melonen' attaches to 'Gegähne' in the previous line, not to 'Brote' two words later. The translation keeps melons and loaves as two separate items ('of the melons the loaves stretch themselves out'), so 'melon-shaped loaves' is an invented reading not supported by the text.
Mensch
mankind's; men; people 5 times
Menschen, Mensch
noun, dative, masculine, plural; noun, genitive, masculine, plural; noun, nominative, masculine, plural
mich
me; myself; of me 18 times
mich, Mich
pronoun, accusative, singular; pronoun, accusative, singular, reflexive
archaic: 'denken' + accusative = 'think of', instead of standard 'denken an + accusative'.
mir
me; to me; for me 16 times
mir, Mir
mit
with; along; to 173 times
mit, Mit
preposition; particle, separable verb prefix
Stranded separable prefix: 'mit...hinaufheben' means to lift up along with itself, not 'mit' as a preposition.
Mitte
center; Center; centers 6 times
Mitte, Mitten
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular
mitten
in the midst; mid; in the midst of 9 times
mitten
Mißtrauen
mistrust once
Mißtraun
poetic apocope of Mißtrauen, dropping the final -en for the meter.
Mond
moon; moons 6 times
Mond, Monde
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, plural
Monseigneur
Monseigneur once
Monseigneur
French title of address for a prince, kept untranslated as it names a courtly figure at Versailles.
Morgen
morning; mornings 7 times
Morgen
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
morgen
tomorrow; Tomorrow 4 times
morgen, Morgen
Quoted as the name of the word itself ('is called tomorrow'), not a literal time adverb.
mögen
would like; may; would 5 times
möcht, mögen, mag
auxiliary verb, subjunctive, first-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular
Colloquial elision of 'möchte' (would like), the Konjunktiv II form of 'mögen' used as a polite modal.
Mund
mouth; mouths; mouth's 36 times
Mund, Munde, Mundes, Munden, Munde–.
noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular
Archaic dative plural of Mund (modern: Mündern).
Mutter
mother; mothers'; mothers 5 times
Mutter, Mütter
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, genitive, plural; noun, nominative, feminine, plural
müde
weary; worn out; tired 10 times
müde, müd
adjective; adjective, uninflected, predicate; adjective, predicate
mühsam
with effort; laboriously 3 times
mühsam
müssen
must; had to; would have to 18 times
muß, müßte, müssen, mußte, mußt
auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, infinitive
Seen once or twice
Macht
might; power twice
Madonna
Madonna once
Maggiore
Maggiore once
mahlen
ground once
mahnen
admonishes once
Majoran
marjoram once
Malachit
malachite once
Maler
painter twice
Malergilde
painters' guild once
manchesmal
many a time; now and then twice
Mandel
almond once
Mantelkragen
coat collar once
Maria
Mary once
Marionette
marionettes once
Markt
marketplace once
Marmor
marble's once
Marmorrand
rim of marble; marble rims twice
Maskenmund
masked mouth once
Matrone
matron twice
Matrose
sailors once
Matte
mat once
Mauer
walls; wall twice
Maul
muzzle; maw twice
mauve
mauve once
maßlos
immense once
Mädchenhand
girl's hand once
Mädchenjahr
girlhood years once
Mädchenlächeln
girlish smile once
mäßig
middling once
Medaillon
locket once
Meeresküste
coast once
Meerwind
sea-wind once
mehren
multiplied once
meiden
shunned; shunning twice
Meinung
opinion once
Melisse
lemon balm once
Menge
crowd's once
menschlich
human once
Menschliches
humankind once
Menschlichkeit
humanity once
merken
notices; notice twice
Meroë
Meroë once
messend
measuring once
Metall
metal once
Miene
faces; countenance twice
mild
mild; gentler twice
milde
gently once
mildern
grow softer; soften twice
Million
millions once
mindestens
at the least once
mischen
mixes; blend twice
Mischung
mixture once
Mist
filth once
miteinander
with each other once
Mitgefühl
fellow-feeling once
mitgefühlt
keenly felt once
mitheben
borne aloft once
mitreißen
swept along once
Mittag
noon once
mittragen
carry along once
mißtrauisch
mistrustful once
Mohngefäß
poppy-vessel once
Moment
moment once
Monat
months twice
Mondschein
moonlight once
Moosbehang
hanging moss once
Morgengrauen
dawn once
Morgenluft
morning air once
Morgenschatten
morning shadow once
Morgenwind
morning wind once
Möbel
furniture once
Möglichkeit
possibilities; potentials twice
Mulde
hollow once
Muschel
shell twice
Muster
pattern once
Mut
courage twice
Mücke
midges once
müd
weary; wearily twice
Mühle
mill once
Mühsal
toil twice
münden
emptied once
mündig
more grown once
Mündung
outflow's once
mürrisch
sullen once
Mythos
myths once
Mytilene
Mytilene 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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