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Words of New Poems · 98 headwords

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nach

after; for; toward 51 times

nach, Nach

preposition; particle

Separable-verb particle of 'nachgehen' (to follow); 'ging ... nach' = 'followed'.

nachgehen

to follow; follow twice

nachzugehen, nachgehn

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

Contracted from nachgehen.

Nacht

night; nights 36 times

Nacht, Nächte, Nächte–, Nächten

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

'über Nacht' = overnight.

Nackenhaken

neck-barbs once

Nackenhaken

'Nackenhaken': the barbed hooks (banderillas) hoisted into the bull's neck.

nah

near; nearer; close by 20 times

nah, nahen, näher, naher, Nah, nahe, nahes

adverb; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adjective, genitive, masculine, plural

'von nahe' is a fixed adverbial phrase meaning 'from close up.'

nahen

draws near; drew near; nears 9 times

naht, nahte, nahn

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

For this weak verb, subjunctive II is identical in form to the simple past ('nahte'); 'als ob' triggers the irrealis reading.

Name

name; names 8 times

Namen, Name

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

namenlos

nameless; namelessly 5 times

namenlos, namenlose, namenloses

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

Natur

Nature; open country; nature 4 times

Natur

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

nächster

next; coming 9 times

nächsten, nächste, nächstes

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

Nähe

nearness 4 times

Nähe

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

nehmen

took; takes; take 33 times

nahm, nimmt, nehmen, nimmst, genommen, nimmt,–, nehme, nimm

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

Idiom: 'in sich nehmen' = to take in, to absorb.

neigen

inclined; bent; leans 10 times

neigt, geneigt, neigte, Neigen, neigend

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

Neigung

inclination; slope 4 times

Neigung

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

nennen

called; name 3 times

nannte, nennen

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

neu

new; afresh; new-made 19 times

neuen, neu, neue, neuer, Neues, neues

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

neuberingt

newly ringed one once

neuberingte

Rilke's coinage: 'newly be-ringed,' used substantively in apposition to Hand.

nicht

not; no; Not 225 times

nicht, Nicht, nicht–., Nicht–

particle; adverb

"nicht" means "not" — it negates a verb/clause. "no" (as an isolated negation) is "nein"/"kein" in German. "nicht mehr" together idiomatically = "no longer," but the word "nicht" itself is never "no."

Nichte

nieces once

Nichte

Poetic plural of 'Nichte' (niece); standard plural would be 'Nichten'.

nichts

nothing; Nothing 35 times

nichts, Nichts

pronoun, neuter; determiner, neuter; pronoun, accusative, neuter

Idiom "(es) ist nichts dabei" = it doesn't matter, counts for nothing.

niebeschrieben

never written of once

niebeschrieben

Rilke's own coinage: 'nie' (never) + 'beschrieben' (described/written) fused into one word.

nieder

down 5 times

nieder

adverb; adverb (separable prefix of niederschlagen; see schlüge)

Niederfall

falling once

Niederfalle

archaic dative singular of der Niederfall (the falling), with the old-style -e ending.

Niederschlag

precipitate; sediment; drizzle 3 times

Niederschlag

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

niederschlagen

are cast down; casting down; precipitate 4 times

niederschlagen, niederschlagend, schlüge

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

niegebraucht

never-used once

niegebraucht

Rilke's own coinage: 'nie' (never) + 'gebraucht' (used).

niegeglaubt

never-believed one once

niegeglaubte

Rilke's coinage 'nie geglaubt' (never believed), fused and substantivized as a one-off noun.

niemals–hinein

never — in once

niemals–hinein

'niemals' (never) and 'hinein' (in, inward) joined by a dash for a dramatic pause.

noch

still; yet; again 109 times

noch, Noch

noch einmal is an idiom meaning 'once more, again'.

Not

distress; urgency; afflictions 5 times

Not, Nöten, Nöte, not

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

"tut ... not" is an old idiom (from "Not tun") meaning 'is necessary, is needed.'

nur

only; Only; except 74 times

nur, Nur, nur–

adverb; adverb (focus particle)

Idiom 'nur daß' = 'except that,' not literally 'only that.'

Seen once or twice

Nabel

navel's once

nachdem

on the case; after twice

nachdenken

to think once

nachdenkend

thinking once

nacheinander

for one another once

nachfolgen

follows once

Nachgeschmack

aftertaste once

Nachklang

echo once

Nachmittag

afternoons; afternoon twice

Nachten

night-ness once

Nachtigall

nightingale once

nachträglich

after the fact once

nachts

at night twice

nackt

naked twice

Nadel

pins once

Nadelöhr

needle's eye once

nahe

near once

Najade

naiads' once

Namenszug

signature once

Nase

nose once

nass

wet twice

nächst

next once

Nächster

nearest once

nächtelang

night-long once

nächtens

At night once

nähern

draws near once

nähren

nourished once

nässen

weeps once

Nebel

mists once

Neid

envy once

Neige

dregs once

Neigen

inclining once

Netz

net once

neugewährt

newly granted once

Newa-Quai

Neva quays once

Nichtgesagt

unsaid thing once

Nichtmehrfassen

no-longer-grasping once

nichtmehrgetragen

no-longer-worn things once

Nichts

nothing once

nicken

nod twice

Nie-zu-Stillend

never-to-be-stilled once

niebewegt

the never-moved once

niederhalten

presses down once

niederlassen

settling down once

niederlegen

lay down once

niederreißen

tears down once

Niederschau

looking-down once

niedersenken

sinking down once

niederstellen

set down once

niederwerfen

were to throw down once

niedrig

low once

niegeliebt

never-loved once

Niemals-Gebenkönnen

never being able to give once

Nil

Nile once

Nimbus

nimbus once

nirgend

nowhere once

nordisch

northern once

Nüster

nostrils once

nützen

be of use to once

Nützlichkeit

usefulness once

Nymphe

nymphs; nymph twice

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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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Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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