Iwein | daz | got | unser | herre | | that | God | our | Lord |
4855 | im | sælde | und | êre | bære | | him | good fortune | and | honor | bring |
| der | erbarmherze | wære | | who | merciful | is |
| erbarmet | er | sich | über | sî | | showed compassion | he | _ | over | them |
4858 | dâ | stüende | gotes | lôn | bî | | (so) _ | would be | God's | reward | for it |
| daz | beweget | im | den | muot | | this | moved | (on) him | (his) | feelings |
| wan | er | was | biderbe | unde | guot | | for | he | was | upright | and | good |
4861 | man | saget | daz | in | betwunge | | one | says | that | him | swayed |
| diu | tiure | manunge | | (their) | earnest | pleading |
| dô | er | ir | dürfte | rehte | ervant | | as | he | their | helpless situation | clearly | recognized |
4864 | und | im | sô | ofte | wart | genant | | and | (to) him | so | often | was | mentioned |
| got | und | her | Gâwein | | God | and | Sir | Gawein |
| wan | swederm | er | under | den | zwein | | for | which of the two | he | between | the | two |
4867 | grœzern | unwillen | truoc | | greater | ill-will | bore |
| dem | diente- | -r | gerne | genuoc | | this one | served | he | readily | enough |
| des | wart | sîn | muot | zwîvelhaft | | therefore | was | his | mind | in doubt |
4870 | er | gedâhte | ich | bedarf | wol | meisterschaft | | he | thought | I | need | indeed | great skill |
| sol | ich | daz | wægest | ersehen | | (if) am | I | the | best | to discern |
| mir | ist | ze | spilne | geschehen | | (I) | have | to | play | been given |
4873 | ein | gâch | geteiltez | spil | | a | _ | dangerous | game |
| ez- | -n | giltet | lützel | noch | vil | | it | _ | is a matter | (neither of ) less | nor | (of) more |
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