Iwein | sî | wurden | ab | mit | den | swerten | | they | were | however | with | the | swords |
1027 | zehouwen | schiere | alsô | gar | | hacked | quickly | so | completely |
| daz | si | ir | bêde | wurden | bar | | that | they | (of) them | both | were | bare |
| ich | machte | des | strîtes | harte | vil | | I | could make | (of) the | battle | much | more |
1030 | mit | worten | wan | daz | ich | en- | -wil | | with | words | except | that | I | not | do wish to |
| als | ich | iu | bescheide | | as | I | (to) you | shall explain |
| sî | wâren | dâ | beide | | they | were | there | both |
1033 | unde | ouch | nieman | bî | in | mê | | and | also | no one | with | them | more |
| der | mir | der | rede | gestê | | who | (for) me | (my) words | words | can confirm |
| spræche | ich | sît | ez | nieman | sach | | could tell | I | since now | it | no one | saw |
1036 | wie | dirre | sluoc | wie | jener | stach | | how | this one | slashed | how | that one | thrust |
| ir | einer | wart | dâ | erslagen | | (of) them | one | was | there | slain |
| der- | -n | mohte | niht | dâ | von | gesagen | | (he) who | _ | could | nothing | _ | about it | tell |
1039 | der | aber | den | sige | dâ | gewan | | (but) (he) who | however | the | victory | there | won |
| der | was | ein | sô | hövesch | man | | he | was | a | so | courtly | man |
| er | hete | ungerne | geseit | | (that) he | would have | unwillingly | told |
1042 | sô | vil | von | sîner | manheit | | so | much | about | his (own) | valor |
| dâ | von | ich | wol | gemâzen | mege | | _ | about this | I | well | determine | may |
| die | mâze | ir | stiche | und | ir | slege | | the | extent | (of) their | thrusts | and | (of) their | blows |
1045 | wan | ein | dinc | ich | iu | wol | sage | | except | one | thing | I | you | indeed | (can) tell |
| daz | ir | deweder | was | ein | zage | | that | (of) them | neither | was | a | coward |
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