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Words of New Poems · 186 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
Ufer
banks; shore; shores 3 times
Ufer
noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, singular
um
around; for; to 106 times
um, Um
preposition; subordinating conjunction; preposition (part of um…willen, 'for the sake of')
um...zu is a purpose construction split across two lines: um heute vor den andern unbeirrt herzugehn = 'in order to walk on ahead of the others today, unswerving'.
umdämmen
walled round once
umdämmt
umdämmen ('to wall or dam round') is a rare coinage from Damm, 'dike, embankment.'
umstellen
ringed about; hemmed around; rearranged 3 times
umstellte, umstellten, umgestellt
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, participle
Inseparable ‘umstellen’ here means 'to surround, encircle' — not the separable ‘úmstellen’, 'to rearrange.'
unbekannt
unknown 5 times
unbekannten, Unbekanntes, unbekannt
adjective, nominative, masculine, plural; adjective, accusative, masculine, singular; noun (substantivized adjective), accusative, neuter, singular
unberührt
untouched; more untouchable 3 times
unberührt, unberührten, unberührter
adverb; adjective, accusative, masculine, singular; adjective, comparative
und
and; And; nor 1180 times
und, Und
unendlich
endlessly; infinitely; endless 5 times
unendlich, unendliches, Unendlichen
adverb; adjective, accusative, neuter, singular; adjective (nominalized as noun), dative, neuter, singular
unerbittlich; wissen
inexorable — knew once
unerbittlich,–wußten
The source has no space after the dash, so the tokenizer fused two separate words: unerbittlich ("inexorable"), closing the description of the god, and wußten ("knew"), which begins the next clause with sie.
ungeboten
unbidden once
ungeboten
Archaic past participle of 'bieten' with negative prefix: 'unbidden, uninvited.'
Ungeduld
impatience 4 times
Ungeduld
noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
ungelächelt
unsmiled once
ungelächelte
A Rilke coinage: 'ungelächelt' ('un-smiled') — seductiveness that was never met with a smile.
Unruh
unrest 3 times
Unruh
noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
uns
us; to us; ourselves 38 times
uns, uns–
pronoun, accusative, plural; pronoun, dative, plural; pronoun, accusative, plural, reflexive
Uns-Sagender
sayer of Us once
Uns-Sagender
Rilke's coined compound, literally 'Us-sayer' — one who says 'we/us.'
unser
our; ours 11 times
unsre, unser, unsrer, unserm
determiner, nominative, feminine, plural; determiner, dative, neuter, singular; determiner, nominative, neuter, singular
unsichtbar
invisible; invisibly 3 times
unsichtbar
adverb; adjective, predicate
unten
below; down; downward 11 times
unten, Unten
unter
beneath; among; under 38 times
unter, unterm, Unter
unterbrechen
breaks off; interrupts; cuts short 6 times
unterbricht, unterbrich
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular
Untergang
downfall; decay; undoing 3 times
Untergang, Untergange
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular
unterliegen
Fall! once
Unterlieg–
Samuel's prophetic address to Saul, cut off mid-word — 'unterliegen' means 'to succumb/be defeated,' foretelling his death in battle.
über
over; above; across 47 times
über, übern
preposition; particle
Contraction of 'über' + 'den' (over + the).
überall
everywhere 4 times
überall
überfallen
set upon; fell upon; falls upon 3 times
überfallnes, überfiel, überfällt
adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
überfließen
brimmed; flow; over 3 times
floß, fließen, über
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; particle
überstehen
survived; outlasts; outlast 6 times
überstehen, übersteht, überstehn
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
übersteigen
surpasses; climbed beyond; climbed across 9 times
übersteigt, überstiegen, übersteigend, übersteigen
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, past participle
Past participle of 'übersteigen' used as the clause's verb with the auxiliary omitted, a compressed poetic construction.
überstimmen
outvote once
überstimm
Imperative of 'überstimmen' ('to outvote'), not an adverb or a noun 'Überstimm'.
übertreiben
overdo; deepens; outdid 5 times
übertreibt, übertreiben, übertrieb, Übertreib
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Literally 'exaggerates, overdoes'; here it means the loneliness is intensified.
Seen once or twice
Uhr
clock once
Ulme
elms once
Ulmenhof
elm court once
Ulmenplatz
elm-shaded place once
Ulrike
Ulrike once
Umarmung
an embrace; embraces twice
umbringen
done to death once
umdrehen
wheeled round once
umfliegen
flown about once
Umgangskreis
social circle once
umgeben
wrapped about; surround twice
umgestalten
are transforming once
umgestanden
gone stale once
umgestellte
the reversed once
umgestürzt
toppled once
Umhang
cloak once
umher
about once
umkehren
turned back; turns twice
umrankt
wreathed once
umringen
encircled once
Umrissen-sein
being outlined once
Umriß
outline once
umschlagen
turns over once
umschließen
encloses once
umschreien
shrieked around once
umspannen
encompass once
umspringen
veers about once
umstürzen
topples once
umwenden
turned; turned around twice
unaufhaltsam
unstoppably; Unstoppably twice
unaufhörlich
ceaselessly twice
unbegreiflich
incomprehensible twice
unbegrenzt
boundless; more boundless twice
unbeholfen
awkwardly; clumsy twice
unbeirrt
unswerving once
Unbekannter
stranger once
unbelaubt
leafless once
unbemerkt
imperceptibly once
unbenutzt
unused once
unberührbar
untouchable once
unbeschwert
unburdened once
unbestätigt
unconfirmed once
unbestimmbar
indeterminable once
unbestimmt
indefinite once
unbewacht
unguarded; unwatched twice
unbewegt
unmoved once
unbewußt
unconscious twice
undurchsichtig
opaque once
Unendliche
Infinite once
Unendlichkeit
infinity once
unentschlossen
irresolute; undecided one twice
unerfahren
unpracticed once
unerhellt
unlit once
unerhört
unheard-of once
unerklärt
unexplained twice
unerlernte
unlearned once
unerprobt
untried once
unersättlich
insatiable one once
unerschöpflich
inexhaustible once
unerwartet
unexpectedly; sudden twice
ungeduldig
impatiently; more impatient twice
Ungefähr
approximation once
ungefühlt
unfelt once
ungehalten
displeased once
ungehässig
without hatred once
Ungeheuer
monstrous thing's once
Ungeheuere
monstrous; monstrous thing twice
Ungeheueres
monstrous thing once
Ungemäße
immeasurable once
ungemein
uncommon one once
Ungemeines
uncommon thing once
ungenau
imprecise once
ungern
reluctantly once
ungeschaffen
unmade once
ungeschickt
clumsy once
ungestört
undisturbed once
Ungetane
what is undone once
ungewiss
uncertain twice
Ungewisse
uncertain once
ungewiß
uncertain twice
ungewohnt
unaccustomed twice
ungezählt
Uncounted once
Unglücksjahr
year of disaster twice
Uniform
uniform once
unkenntlich
unrecognizable once
unmenschlich
inhuman once
unpersönlich
impersonally once
unruhig
unsteadily once
unsäglich
unspeakable once
Unsäglichkeit
unsayableness once
unsicher
uncertain twice
unterbringen
tuck away once
untergehen
goes under once
Unterhalt
sustenance once
Unterlage
foundations once
unterlassen
fail once
unternehmen
undertook once
unterscheiden
set apart once
unterschreiben
signs once
unterst
lowest once
Unterwelt
underworld once
unverborgen
unconcealed once
unvergeßlich
unforgettable once
unverhofft
unhoped-for once
unverletzt
unharmed once
unvermischt
unmixed once
Unverstand
want of understanding once
Unverständlichkeit
incomprehensibility once
unverwandelt
unaltered once
unverwandt
unrelated once
unverwundbar
invulnerable one once
unwillkürlich
unwittingly once
unzugänglich
unapproachable once
uralt
age-old twice
Urgestein
primal rock once
Urne
urns once
üben
practiced once
Überdruß
weariness once
übereilen
hurried once
übereilend
hurrying once
überfüllen
overfilled; be overfilled twice
überfüllt
overladen once
Übergang
crossing; passages twice
übergroß
overgreat once
Übergroße
over-vast once
überhängen
overhangs; overhung twice
überhäufen
heaped over once
überholen
overtake once
überhören
unheard once
überkochen
boiling-over once
überkommen
come over once
überladen
overburdened once
überlaufen
ran over; ran across twice
überleben
outlives once
überlebend
surviving on once
überlegen
deliberate once
Überliefertes
handed-down things once
Übermaß
excess twice
überquer
crosswise once
überragen
towered over once
überreden
persuading; persuade twice
überschatten
overshadowing; overshadow twice
überschlagen
tumbled over once
überschlagend
overturning once
überschreien
outcry once
überschreiten
crossed; should pass beyond twice
überstark
overstrong once
Überstehn
outlasting once
überströmen
floods over once
überstürzen
crashed over; hastily twice
übertragen
was transmitting once
Übertreiber
exaggerators once
Übertreibung
exaggeration once
überwallen
flooded over once
überwältigen
overpower; overwhelmed twice
überziehen
overlaid 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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