Iwein | beidiu | sô | stechel | und | sô | lanc | | both | so | steep | and | so | long |
3774 | daz | in | sunder | sînen | danc | | that | him | against | his | will |
| her | Îwein | ergâhte | an | dem | tor | | Sir | Iwein | caught | at | the | gate |
| dâ | vienc | er | in | vor | | _ | captured | he | him | before it |
3777 | und | nam | des | sîne | sicherheit | | and | took | (at) this | his | security |
| daz | er | gevangen | wider | reit | | that | he | captured | _ | rode back |
| in | der | vrouwen | gewalt | | into | the | lady's | power |
3780 | diu | sîn | dâ | vor | sô | dicke | engalt | | who | (because of) him | _ | before | so | greatly | had suffered |
| und | ir | verwüestet | hete | ir | lant | | and | (to) whom | laid waste | had | her | land |
| er | sazte | ir | gîsel | unde | pfant | | he | fixed | (to) her | hostages | and | pledges |
3783 | daz | er | alle | sîne | schulde | | (so) that | he | all | (of) his | obligations |
| buozte | unz | ûf | ir | hulde | | would compensate | until | (up)on | her | clemency |
| ez- | -n | wart | nie | rîter | mêre | | (there) | _ | was | never | (a) knight | more |
3786 | erboten | grœzer | êre | | accorded | greater | honor |
| dan | mînem | hern | Îweine | geschach | | than | _ | (to) Sir | Iwein | happened |
| dô | man | in | zuo | rîten | sach | | when | one | him | _ | riding up | saw |
3789 | unde | sînen | gevangen | man | | and | his | _ | captive |
| eneben | im | vuorte | dan | | beside | him | leading | there |
| dô | in | diu | grævinne | enpfienc | | when | him | the | countess | received |
3792 | unde | engegen | ime | gienc | | and | to | him | went |
| mit | allen | ir | vrouwen | | with | all | (of) her | ladies |
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