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Words of New Poems · 258 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
Vater
fathers; father; Father 6 times
Vater, Väter, Vätern
noun, genitive, masculine, plural; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, plural
Venerie
hunting party once
Venerie
French loanword ("vénerie") for a royal hunting retinue.
verbergen
hide; hid; hid away 5 times
verbarg, verbergen
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, infinitive
verbieten
forbade once
verbot
The main verb governing both objects across the two preceding lines: 'forbade her the relief of the oils and the foretaste of touching.'
verbinden
bind; merged; joined forces 4 times
verband, verbinden, verbunden
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, participle
Verblühen
withering once
Verblühn
Poetic contraction of 'Verblühen' (withering), dropping the final -en for the meter.
verbriefen
never guaranteed once
nieverbrieft
Appears as one token 'nieverbrieft' in the source, likely a hyphenation/line-break artifact for 'nie verbrieft' -- 'never guaranteed/certified.'
vergehen
passed away; passes; would fade 14 times
vergangen, vergeht, vergingen, verginge, vergehen,–, Verging, vergehn
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural
Poetic elision of 'vergehen'.
vergessen
forgets; gets forgotten; forget 6 times
vergißt, vergäße, vergaß
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
vergleichen
measure; kept comparing; likened 3 times
vergleichen, verglich, verglichen
verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle
verhalten
held back; held in; restrained 4 times
verhalten, verhielt
adjective; verb, past participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Predicate adjective describing 'das Jagen', displaced before it by word order: 'the hunt, held in check, stood.'
verhängen
entangled once
verhängt
verhängen usually means 'to drape/impose'; here it is used figuratively for features grown tangled together.
verheeren
laid waste once
verhehrt
Archaic/variant spelling of verheert (from verheeren, 'to devastate, lay waste'); matches the translation's 'laid waste.'
verlangen
longed; reaches out; ask for 3 times
verlangte, verlangt, verlangen
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
verlassen
forsaken; abandon; left behind 4 times
verlassen, verließ–., verlassenen
verb, participle (used as predicate adjective); verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Verlauf
course; drift 3 times
Verlauf
noun, accusative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular
verlieren
lose; lost; shed 10 times
verlier, verlieren, verloren, verlor, verlören, verliert
verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, participle
Poetic elision of 'verliere' (I lose/shed), the final -e dropped to fit the meter.
verloren
lost; forlorn; squandered 4 times
Verlorenem, verloren, verlornes, verlornen
adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular
verlornes is a poetic apocope of verlorenes ('lost'), dropping the unstressed e for meter.
vermehren
bred; increasing; multiplied 3 times
vermehrten, vermehrend, vermehrte
verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
vermischen
mingled; mingle 3 times
vermischt, vermischen
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, participle; verb, past participle
vermögen
is able; had the power to; could 3 times
vermag, vermocht, vermochte
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
vernehmen
makes out; hears; took in 4 times
vernimmt, vernahm
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Literally 'perceives/hears'; translated as 'catch' here.
vernichten
destroy; destroyed 3 times
vernichten,–, vernichtet, vernichten
verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, participle
verrufen
ill-famed; ill-omened twice
verrufne, verrufen
adjective, nominative, feminine, singular; verb, participle
verrufne elides the e of verrufene, the participle of verrufen ("to have a bad name").
verrückt
madman once
Verrückter
Nominalized adjective: 'der Verrückte' = 'the madman', declined like an adjective.
verschließen
closed off; locked away; shut in 3 times
verschloß, verschließ
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular
verschwiegen
hushed once
verschwiegnen
verschwiegnen elides the e of verschwiegenen for the meter.
Versprechen
promise 3 times
Versprechen
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, plural; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
verstehen
understand; understood; might understand 6 times
verstehen, verstehn, verständen, verstände
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, subjunctive, first-person, plural
'verstehn' is a poetic elision of 'verstehen' (they understand/grasp).
versuchen
tries; try; testing 3 times
versucht, versuchen, versuchend
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, present participle
verteilen
parcelled out; shared out; spread 3 times
verteilt
verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
Vertrauen
trust; telling twice
Vertrauen
noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
Here 'Vertrauen' means her confiding/telling it, not just 'trust'.
verwandeln
transforming; transforms; transform 3 times
verwandelnd, verwandelt, verwandeln
adverb; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive
verwandt
kindred; related; kin 3 times
verwandt, verwandten
adjective; adjective, dative, neuter, plural
verwaschen
washed-out things once
Verwaschnes
A substantivized adjective (neuter singular, literally "a washed-out thing") with poetic elision: verwaschenes becomes Verwaschnes.
verweilen
linger; lingers; lingered 3 times
verweilt, verweilte
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
verwinden
unhealed once
unverwundnes
The -nes ending (elided from 'unverwundenes') is the strong participle of 'verwinden' (to get over/overcome), matching the gloss 'unhealed'. 'unverwundet' derives from the weak verb 'verwunden' (to wound) — a different word — and would contradict the given gloss (an unwounded thing isn't 'unhealed').
verwirren
bewilders; bewildered; confounded 4 times
verwirrt
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; adjective, predicate
verwirrt
bewildered; confused; disordered 7 times
verwirrt, verwirrte
adverb; adjective, predicate; adjective, uninflected, predicate
verwischen
blurred away; blurs; erased 3 times
verwischt, verwische
verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle
verworren
tangled one; tangled twice
verworrnes, verworrne
adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, accusative, plural
verworrnes elides the e of verworrenes; the adjective stands elliptically for "dein verworrenes [Herz]."
verzaubert
Enchanted one once
Verzauberte
Vocative address to the gazelle, not syntactically part of the sentence that follows.
viel
much; many; far 23 times
viel, viele, vielen, vieler, vieles
adverb; determiner; pronoun
vieler
many; much 4 times
viele, vielen, vieler
determiner, accusative, neuter, plural; determiner, dative, plural; determiner, accusative, feminine, plural
vielleicht
perhaps 20 times
vielleicht, Vielleicht
Vlies
fleece once
Vlies
Refers to the Order of the Golden Fleece, a chain-collar worn by Habsburg royalty — the cold ceremonial chain around the young king's neck.
Vogel
bird; birds 3 times
Vögel, Vogel, vogel
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural
Volk
people; peoples 4 times
Volk, Völker
noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, plural
voll
full; full of; fuller 44 times
voll, voller, vollen, volle, vollster
preposition; adverb; adjective
'voller' functions like a preposition ('full of'), a common colloquial use of 'voll' before a noun.
voller
full of twice
Voller, voller
'voller' + genitive/dative = 'full of'; functions like a preposition.
von
from; of; by 242 times
von, vom, Von
von Zeit zu Zeit is an idiom meaning "from time to time."
vor
before; ago; from 42 times
vor, vors
"vor Zeiten" is an idiom meaning "long ago, in days of old."
vorbei
by; past 4 times
vorbei
Vorhang
curtain 4 times
Vorhang
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
vorüberkommen
passes by; come passing by; passed by 3 times
vorüberkommt, vorüberkommen, vorüberkam
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Seen once or twice
V
V once
vage
vaguely; vague twice
Vanille
vanilla once
Vase
vase's once
Venedig
Venice's once
Venus
Venus once
verachten
despise once
veralten
outworn once
veraltend
growing outdated once
verächtlich
in contempt once
verändern
change once
verbeugen
bow once
verbleichen
faded once
verbleien
leaded over once
verblichen
faded once
verbogen
warped once
verbrauchen
used up; using up twice
verbreiten
spreading once
verdammen
damn; damned twice
verdampfen
evaporates once
verdecken
veiled once
verderben
spoils; spoiled twice
verdienen
merit once
verdoppeln
double once
verdrängen
drove out once
verdreht
contorted once
verdrossen
sullen once
verdunkeln
growing darker; darkened twice
vereinsamt
solitary once
verfallen
give out; gave out twice
verfitzt
snarled once
verflüstern
whisper away once
verfrüht
premature once
verführen
seduce twice
verführend
more seductive; more seductively twice
Verführter
one led astray once
Verführung
seduction twice
vergebens
in vain once
Vergehen
decay once
vergehend
fading twice
vergeudet
wasted once
vergießen
poured out once
vergiften
poisoned once
vergilbt
yellowed twice
verglast
glass-cased once
Vergleich
likeness once
Vergoldung
gilding once
verhallen
fade away once
verhangen
shrouded once
verhängnisvoll
fateful once
verhehlen
conceal once
verheimlichen
keeps hidden once
verheimlicht
secret once
Verheißene
promised thing once
verherrlichen
Glorify once
verhindern
prevent twice
Verhör
questioning once
verhundertfachen
multiplied a hundredfold once
verkaufen
sell twice
Verkehr
traffic once
verklären
transfigured once
verkohlen
chars once
verkrallen
clawed once
verkürzen
foreshortened once
verkürzt
foreshortened once
Verlangen
longing once
verlangsamen
slowed once
verlaufen
ran its course once
verlächeln
half-smiling once
verleiden
spoils once
verleihen
bestowed once
verletzen
injured once
Verliebte
lovers once
Verlies
dungeon once
verlocken
lures once
Verlorene
what is lost once
vermählen
wedded; wed twice
Vermählung
wedlock once
vermindern
diminished once
vermummt
muffled once
verneigen
have been bowing once
Verneigende
who bow once
verneinen
said no once
Verneiner
denier once
verneuen
renew once
Vernichter
destroyers once
verpflichten
binds once
Verrat
betrayal once
verraten
betrayed once
verringern
diminish once
verrollt
rolled away once
verschenken
gives away once
verscheuchen
shoos away; drove off twice
verschieden
different once
Verschlag
boarded-up stalls once
verschleudern
squander once
verschlingen
entwined once
verschlossen
closed once
verschmähen
disdained once
Verschnürter
bound man once
Verschnürung
lacing once
verschränken
folded once
verschüchtert
intimidated once
verschütten
spill once
verschweigen
hush away; kept unspoken twice
verschweigend
concealing once
verschwenden
is squandered once
verschwimmen
blurs once
verschwinden
were vanishing; vanish twice
versengt
scorched once
versenken
sinks once
versinken
sinks once
versöhnen
reconcile once
versöhnlich
conciliatory once
versperren
barred shut once
versprechen
promise; promised twice
Verstand
understanding once
verständlich
more intelligible once
Versteck
hiding place once
verstecken
hidden; hide twice
versteinern
turned to stone once
verstellen
shifts about once
versterben
dies away; died twice
verstoßen
cast out twice
versucht
tentative once
Versuchung
temptation once
versüßen
grows sweet once
vertauschen
swapped once
verteilt
scattered once
vertiefen
sunk deep once
vertrauen
trust once
Vertraulichkeit
familiarity once
vertraut
familiar once
vertun
squandered once
Verurteilter
condemned once
verwahren
keeps once
verwaist
orphaned once
verwandelnd
transforming; changeable twice
Verwandte
relative once
verwechseln
confuse once
verweigern
refusing once
verweinen
tear-stained once
verweint
tear-stained once
verweisen
turns away once
verwelken
withers once
Verwendung
use once
verwirrend
bewildering; bewilderingly twice
Verwirrende
confusion once
Verworrene
tangled once
verwöhnen
indulged once
Verwöhnender
indulger once
verwöhnt
pampered; pampered, spoiled twice
Verwundung
wound once
verzaubern
enchanted once
verzehrend
consuming once
verzerren
distorted once
verzichten
renouncing once
verzichtend
renouncing once
verziehen
spoiled once
verziert
ornamented once
verzweifelt
desperate once
VI
VI once
viele
much; many twice
vielkarätig
many-carated once
vier
four twice
Viergespann
four-horse team twice
VII
VII once
Violett
violet twice
Vitrine
cabinet once
Vogelamulett
bird-amulets once
Vogelruf
bird-calls; birdcall twice
Vokal
vowels' once
Volière
aviary once
Volksgeruch
people's reek once
vollbringen
accomplished once
vollenden
complete once
vollendet
perfected once
vollgestellt
crowded once
vollziehen
carried it out once
Vollzug
reckoning once
voran
In front; ahead twice
vorangehen
walked ahead once
voranziehen
marched once
vorauslaufen
ran ahead once
vorbeisenden
sent flashing past once
vorbereiten
readying once
voreinander
from one another once
Vorgebirge
headlands once
Vorgefühl
premonition; foretaste twice
Vorgeruch
foretaste-smell once
vorhanden
present once
Vorhandene
what is there once
vorhanglos
curtainless once
vorig
previous once
Vormittag
morning once
vorne
the start; the front twice
Vorrat
store; hoard twice
vorsichtig
warily twice
vorüber
past twice
Vorübergehen
passing once
vorüberreiten
rides past once
vorübertragen
carried past once
Vulkan
volcano twice
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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