Iwein | ez | geschach | mir | dâ | von | ist | ez | wâr | | it | happened | (to) me | _ | therefore | is | it | true |
260 | es | sint | nû | wol | zehen | jâr | | it | is | now | well | ten | years |
| daz | ich | nâch | âventiure | reit | | that | I | in search of | adventure | rode |
| gewâfent | nâch | gewonheit | | armed | as | usual |
263 | ze | Braziljân | in | den | walt | | in | Brazilian | into | the | forest |
| dâ | wârn | die | wege | manecvalt | | there | were | the | paths | many |
| dô | kêrt | ich | nâch | der | zeswen | hant | | then | turned | I | to | the | right | hand |
266 | ûf | einen | stîc | den | ich | dâ | vant | | onto | a | path | which | I | there | found |
| der | wart | vil | rûch | und | enge | | it | was | very | overgrown | and | narrow |
| durch | dorne | und | durch | gedrenge | | through | thorn | and | through | thicket |
269 | sô | vuor | ich | allen | den | tac | | so | traveled | I | all | (that) | day |
| daz | ich | vür | wâr | wol | sprechen | mac | | (so) that | I | _ | truly | well | say | can |
| daz | ich | sô | grôze | arbeit | | that | I | so | much | difficulty |
272 | nie | von | ungeverte | erleit | | never | from | tough going | suffered |
| und | dô | ez | an | den | âbent | gienc | | and | when | (it) | _ | _ | evening | approached |
| einen | stîc | ich | dô | gevienc | | a | path | I | then | took |
275 | der | truoc | mich | ûz | der | wilde | | it | brought | me | out of | the | wilderness |
| und | kam | an | ein | gevilde | | and | came | to | a | field |
| dem | volget | ich | eine | wîle | | it | followed | I | a | while |
278 | niht | vol | eine | mîle | | not | quite | a | mile |
| unz | ich | eine | burc | ersach | | until | I | a | castle | caught sight of |
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