Iwein | wol | ze | hundert | stücken | | almost | into (a) | hundred | pieces |
1018 | dô | muosen | si | beide | zücken | | then | had | they | both | to draw |
| diu | swert | von | den | sîten | | (their) | swords | from | (their) | sides |
| hie | huop | sich | ein | strîten | | here | ensued | _ | a | battle |
1021 | daz | got | mit | êren | möhte | sehen | | which | God | with | honor | could have | seen |
| und | solt | ein | kampf | vor | im | geschehen | | (and) if | should | a | battle | before | him | take place |
| über | die | schilte | gienc | diu | nôt | | at | the | shields | was directed | the | danger |
1024 | den | ir | ietweder | vür | bôt | | which | (of) them | each | _ | thrust (out) |
| die | wîle | daz | die | werten | | the | while | that | they | lasted |
| 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 |
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