Iwein | niht | vol | eine | mîle | | not | quite | a | mile |
279 | unz | ich | eine | burc | ersach | | until | I | a | castle | caught sight of |
| dar | kêrt | ich | durch | mîn | gemach | | there | turned | I | for | _ | rest |
| ich | reit | gegen | dem | bürgetor | | I | rode | toward | the | castle gate |
282 | dâ | stuont | ein | rîter | vor | | _ | stood | a | knight | before it |
| er | hete | den | ich | dâ | stânde | vant | | he | had | whom | I | there | standing | found |
| einen | mûzerhabech | ûf | der | hant | | a | (molted) hawk | on | (his) | hand |
285 | diz | was | des | hûses | herre | | this | was | the | castle's | lord |
| und | als | er | mich | von | verre | | and | when | he | me | from | afar |
| zuo | ime | sach | rîten | | towards | him | saw | riding |
288 | nu- | -ne | mohte- | -r | niht | erbîten | | then | _ | could | he | not | wait |
| und | en- | -lie | mir | niht | die | muoze | | and | _ | did give | me | not | the | pleasure |
| daz | ich | zuo | sînem | gruoze | | that | I | for | his | greeting |
291 | volleclîchen | wære | komen | | completely | had | come (to a finish) |
| er- | -ne | hete | mir | ê | genomen | | he | _ | had | (from) me | before | had taken |
| den | zoum | unde | den | stegereif | | the | reins | and | the | stirrup |
294 | und | alse- | -r | mich | alsô | begreif | | and | as | he | me | so | taken hold had |
| do | enpfienc | er | mich | als | schône | | then | welcomed | he | me | so | splendidly |
| als | im | got | iemer | lône | | (that) | him | God | always | may reward |
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