Iwein | des | wurmes | tôt | ergienge | | the | dragon's | death | happened |
3852 | daz | in | daz | niht | vervienge | | that | him | this | nothing | would help |
| der | lewe | bestüende | in | zehant | | (and) the | lion | would attack | him | immediately |
| wan | alsô | ist | ez | gewant | | for | also | is | it | of such a nature |
3855 | als | ez | ouch | under- | -n | liuten | stât | | as | it | also | among | _ | people | is |
| sô | man | aller | beste | gedienet | hât | | so | one | all | the best | served | has |
| dem | ungewissen | manne | | (for) an | unreliable | man |
3858 | sô | hüete | sich | danne | | so | guard | himself | afterwards |
| daz | er- | -n | iht | beswîche | | that | he | him | in any way | betrays |
| dem | was | diz | wol | gelîche | | (for) this | was | this | indeed | the same |
3861 | doch | wâgte- | -r- | -z | als | ein | vrum | man | | nevertheless | risked | he | it | as | a | brave | man |
| er | erbeizte | und | lief | den | wurm | an | | he | dismounted | and | ran at | the | dragon | _ |
| und | sluoc | in | harte | schiere | tôt | | and | struck | it | very | quickly | dead |
3864 | und | half | dem | lewen | ûz | der | nôt | | and | helped | the | lion | out of | (its) | plight |
| dannoch | dô | er | den | wurm | ersluoc | | yet | when | he | the | dragon | had slain |
| dô | hete- | -r | zwîvel | genuoc | | then | had | he | doubts | enough |
3867 | daz | in | der | lewe | wolde | bestân | | that | him | the | lion | would | attack |
| daz | wart | im | anders | kunt | getân | | that | was | (to) him | otherwise | known | made |
| sich | bôt | der | lewe | ûf | sînen | vuoz | | (itself) | fell | the | lion | at | his | feet |
3870 | und | zeict | im | unsprechende | gruoz | | and | offered | him | without speaking | greetings |
| mit | gebærde | und | mit | stimme | | with | gestures | and | with | (his) voice |
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