Iwein | swie | im | sîne | sinne | | however | him | his | thoughts |
1520 | von | der | kraft | der | minne | | by | the | power | of | love |
| vil | sêre | wæren | überladen | | very | much | were | beset |
| doch | gedâht | er | an | einen | schaden | | yet | thought about | he | _ | one | harm |
1523 | daz | er | niht | überwunde | | that (if) | he | not | could overcome |
| den | spot | den | er | vunde | | the | mockery | which | he | would find |
| sô | er | sînen | gelingen | | so | he | his | success |
1526 | mit | deheinen | schînlichen | dingen | | with | no | visible | evidence |
| ze | hove | erziugen | möhte | | at | court | prove | could |
| waz | im | danne | töhte | | what | (to) him | then | good were |
1529 | älliu | sîn | arbeit | | all | (of) his | efforts |
| er | vorhte | eine | schalkheit | | he | feared | _ | villainy |
| er | weste | wol | daz | Keiî | | he | knew | (full) well | that | Keii |
1532 | in | niemer | gelieze | vrî | | him | never | would let | free |
| vor | spotte | und | vor | leide | | from | mockery | and | from | insults |
| dise | sorgen | beide | | these | worried | both |
1535 | die | tâten | im | gelîche | wê | | they | caused | him | equal | pain |
| vil | schiere | wart | des | einen | mê | | very | soon | became | (of) them | one | greater |
| vrou | Minne | nam | die | obern | hant | | Lady | Love | gained | the | upper | hand |
1538 | daz | sî | in | vienc | unde | bant | | (so) that | she | him | seized | and | bound |
| si | bestuont | in | mit | überkraft | | she | confronted | him | with | superior force |
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