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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

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

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).

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

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