Iwein | er | was | iedoch | vil | unervorht | | he | was | nevertheless | most | fearless |
2568 | en- | -heten | sîn | zunge | niht | verworht | | _ | had | his | tongue | not | hurt (him) |
| so- | -n | gewan | der | hof | nie | tiurern | helt | | then | _ | had | the | court | never | (a) finer | hero |
| daz | mugent | ir | kiesen | ob | ir | welt | | this | can | you | tell | if | you | will |
2571 | bî | sînem | ampte | des | er | pflac | | by | his | position | which | he | held |
| sîn | hete | anders | niht | einen | tac | | him | had | otherwise | not | one | day |
| geruochet | der | künec | Artûs | | deigned | _ | King | Arthur |
2574 | ze | truhsæzen | in | sînem | hûs | | as | seneschal | at | his | court |
| nû | wâren- | -s | under | in | beiden | | now | was | _ | between | them | both |
| des | willen | ungescheiden | | (the) | intention | (the) same |
2577 | ir | ietweder | gedâhte | sêre | | (of) them | each | had designs | greatly |
| ûf | des | andern | êre | | on | the | other's | fame |
| ir | gelinge | was | ab | mislîch | | their | success | was | however | unequal |
2580 | diu | tjost | wart | guot | unde | rîch | | the | joust | was | good | and | splendid |
| und | der | herre | Keiî | | and | _ | Sir | Keii |
| swie | bœse | ir | wænet | daz | er | sî | | however | mean | you | think | that | he | might be |
2583 | er | zestach | sîn | sper | unz | an | die | hant | | he | shattered | his | lance | up | to | (his) | hand |
| dâ | mite | wart | ouch | er | gesant | | _ | thereby | was | also | he | thrown |
| ûz | dem | satel | als | ein | sac | | from | the | saddle | like | a | sack |
2586 | daz | er- | -n | weste | wâ | er | lac | | (so) that | he | not | did know | where | he | was lying |
| do- | -ne | wolde- | -r | im | niht | mêre | | then | _ | wished | he | him | not | further |
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