Iwein | er- | -n | gesetzet | sich | nimmer | ze | wer | | he | _ | will set | himself | never | in | defense |
4659 | swenn | er | siht | daz | ich | ez | bin | | when | he | sees | that | I | it | am |
| unde | waz | hulfe- | -z | in | | and | what | should help | it | him |
| ir | muget | wol | alle | hie | bestân | | you | might | well | all | here | remain |
4662 | sît | ich | mich- | -z | an | genomen | hân | | since | I | (for) myself | it | _ | taken on | have |
| ich | erlâze | iuch | aller | arbeit | | I | will spare | you | all | (the) trouble |
| hie | mite | was | ouch | er | gereit | | _ | with this | was | too | he | ready |
4665 | unde | was | der | êrste | an | in | | and | was | the | first (one) | at | him |
| ouch | geriet | der | êrste | ungewin | | also | came about | the | first | defeat |
| ze | sînen | unêren | | to | his | dishonor |
4668 | als | er | den | gast | bat | kêren | | when | he | the | guest | bade | turn around |
| daz | was | in | einem | walde | | this | was | in | a | woods |
| ouch | kêrte- | -r | alsô | balde | | and | turned | he | _ | immediately |
4671 | mit | grôzen | kreften | stach | er | in | | with | great | force | thrust | he | him |
| enbor | ûz | dem | satel | hin | | up | out of | the | saddle | away |
| daz | im | ein | ast | den | helm | gevienc | | (so) that | him | a | branch | the | helmet | caught |
4674 | und | bî | der | gurgeln | gehienc | | and | by | the | neck | hung |
| und | wan | daz | in | sîn | geverte | | and | except | that | him | his | companion |
| der | übele | tiuvel | nerte | | the | evil | devil | saved |
4677 | sô | wær | er | dâ | benamen | tôt | | so | were | he | there | surely | dead |
| doch | leit | er | hangende | nôt | | still | suffered | he | hanging | distress |
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