Iwein | ein | ragendez | hâr | ruozvar | | _ | projecting | hair | a soot-color |
434 | daz | was | im | vast | unde | gar | | this | was | (on) him | firmly | and | completely |
| verwalken | zuo | der | swarte | | matted | (down) to | (his) | skin |
| an | houbet | unde | an | barte | | on (his) | head | and | on (his) | beard |
437 | sîn | antlütze | was | wol | ellen | breit | | his | face | was | (a) good | ell | wide |
| mit | grôzen | runzen | beleit | | with | deep | wrinkles | lined |
| ouch | wâren | im | diu | ôren | | also | were | (his) | _ | ears |
440 | als | einem | walttôren | | like | a | wild man |
| vermieset | zewâre | | covered with moss-like hair | truly |
| mit | spannelangem | hâre | | with | span-long | hair |
443 | breit | alsam | ein | wanne | | broad | as | a | winnowing fan |
| dem | ungevüegen | manne | | (on) the | monstrous | man |
| wâren | granen | unde | brâ | | were | whiskers | and | brows |
446 | lanc | rûch | unde | grâ | | long | unkempt | and | gray |
| diu | nase | als | einem | ohsen | grôz | | the | nose | like | an | oxen | large |
| kurz | wît | niender | blôz | | short | broad | nowhere | smooth |
449 | daz | antlütze | dürre | und | vlach | | (his) | face | gaunt | and | flat |
| ouwî | wie | eislîch | er | sach | | oh | how | terrible | he | looked |
| diu | ougen | rôt | zornvar | | (his) | eyes | red | angry-looking |
452 | der | munt | hâte | im | gar | | (his) | mouth | had | him | completely |
| bêdenthalp | diu | wangen | | on both sides of | (his) | cheeks |
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