Iwein | dô | ze | hove | kam | diu | maget | | when | to | court | came | the | maiden |
5700 | als | ich | iu | hân | gesaget | | as | I | you | have | told |
| und | einen | kempfen | suochte | | and | a | champion | sought |
| des | niemen | sî | beruochte | | this | no one | her | provided |
5703 | dô | clagete- | -s | harte | sêre | | then | dispaired | she | very | much |
| ir | guot | und | ir | êre | | (for) her | property | and | (for) her | honor |
| wan | an | dem | ir | trôst | lac | | for | on | whom | her | hopes | lay |
5706 | der | sprach | vrouwe | ich | en- | -mac | | he | said | Lady | I | _ | can |
| iu | ze | staten | niht | gestân | | (to) you | in | help | not | stand |
| wand | ich | grôz | unmuoze | hân | | for | I | (a) great | obligation | have |
5709 | von | anderen | dingen | | with | another | matters |
| diu | muoz | ich | volbringen | | which | must | I | complete |
| wæret | ir | mir | ê | komen | | had | you | (to) me | earlier | come |
5712 | ê | ich | mich | hete | an | genomen | | before | I | _ | had | _ | accepted |
| ander | hande | arbeit | | another | (kind of) | task |
| iu | wær | mîn | helfe | gereit | | (to) you | would have been | my | help | available |
5715 | dô | sî | dâ | kempfen | nie- | -ne | vant | | when | she | there | (a) champion | not | _ | did find |
| dô | kam | sî | zehant | | then | went | she | immediately |
| vür | den | künec | Artûs | | before | _ | King | Arthur |
5718 | sî | sprach | sît | ich | hie | ze | hûs | | she | said | though | I | here | at | court |
| niht | kempfen | mac | gewinnen | | no | champion | can | obtain |
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