Iwein | was | grimme | und | alsô | herte | | was | fearsome | and | so | fierce |
697 | daz | ich | des | wânde | ez | wære | ein | her | | that | I | therefore | thought | it | were | an | army |
| iedoch | bereite | ich | mich | ze | wer | | nevertheless | prepared | I | myself | for | (a) defense |
| sîn | ors | was | starc | er | selbe | grôz | | his | horse | was | strong | he | himself | powerful |
700 | des | ich | vil | lützel | genôz | | (from) which | I | very | little | benefited |
| sîn | stimme | lûte | sam | ein | horn | | his | voice | rang out | like | a | horn |
| ich | sach | wol | im | was | an | mich | zorn | | I | saw | clearly | (he) | was | with | me | angry |
703 | als | ab | ich | in | einen | sach | | when | however | I | him | alone | saw |
| mîn | vorhte | und | mîn | ungemach | | my | fear | and | my | distress |
| wart | gesenftet | iedoch | | were | lessened | however |
706 | und | gedâhte | ze | lebenne | noch | | and | thought | to | live | yet |
| und | gurte | mînem | orse | baz | | and | cinched (up) | my | horse | better |
| dô | ich | dâ | wider | ûf | gesaz | | when | I | then | again | _ | mounted |
709 | dô | was | er | komen | daz | er | mich | sach | | then | had | he | come | (so) that | he | me | saw |
| vil | lûte | rief | er | unde | sprach | | very | loudly | called out | he | and | said |
| dô | er | mich | aller | verrest | kôs | | when | he | me | (in) furthest | distance | caught sight of |
712 | rîter | ir | sît | triuwelôs | | knight | you | are | recreant |
| mir- | -n | wart | von | iu | niht | widerseit | | (I) | _ | have | by | you | not | been challenged |
| und | habent | mir | lasterlîchez | leit | | and | have | me | shameful | wrong |
715 | in | iuwer | hôchvart | getân | | with | your | arrogance | caused |
| nu | wie | sihe | ich | mînen | walt | stân | | now | how | do see | I | my | forest | standing |
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