Iwein | den | kampf | wolde | bestân | | the | battle | wanted to | fight |
4356 | sô | lie | sî- | -z | sîn | und | muose- | -z | lân | | so | let | she | it | happen | and | had | it | to let (happen) |
| nû | entwelte- | -r | dâ | niht | mê | | now | did remain | he | there | not | longer |
| sîn | lewe | volget | im | als | ê | | his | lion | followed | him | as | before |
4359 | und | reit | unz | er | ein | hûs | ersach | | and | rode | until | he | a | castle | saw |
| dâ | was | guot | rîters | gemach | | this | had | good | (for a ) knight | accommodations |
| diu | burc | was | harte | veste | | the | castle | was | very | solid |
4362 | und | allen | wîs | diu | beste | | and | (in) all | respects | the | best |
| vür | stürme | und | vür | mangen | | against | (a) siege | and | against | catapults |
| den | berc | hete | bevangen | | the | promontory | _ | enclosed |
4365 | ein | burcmûre | hôch | und | dic | | a | (fortress) wall | high | and | thick |
| doch | sach | vil | leiden | anblic | | yet | saw | (a) very | sorry | sight |
| der | dâ | wirt | was | genant | | who | there | (the) host | was | _ |
4368 | im | was | diu | vorburc | verbrant | | (for) him | was | the | (outer) town | destroyed by fire |
| unz | an | die | burcmûre | gar | | up | to | the | (fortress) wall | completely |
| nû | kam | mîn | her | Îwein | dar | | now | came | _ | Sir | Iwein | there |
4371 | als | in | der | wec | lêrte | | as | him | the | way | led |
| dô | er | ze | dem | hûse | kêrte | | as | he | toward | the | castle | turned |
| dô | wart | diu | brücke | nider | lân | | then | was | the | (draw)bridge | _ | lowered |
4374 | und | sach | engegen | im | gân | | and | saw | towards | him | coming |
| sehs | knappen | wætlîche | | six | squires | handsome |
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