Iwein | und | hânt | ir | kraft | doch | deste | baz | | and | have | their | power | yet | even | better |
3020 | do | en- | -getorst | ich | vrâgen | vürbaz | | then | not | dared | I | question | further |
| wan | swâ | wîp | unde | man | | for | wherever | women | and | men |
| âne | herze | leben | kan | | without | (a) heart | live | can |
3023 | daz | wunder | daz | gesach | ich | nie | | (this) | wonder | that | have seen | I | never |
| doch | ergienc | ez | nâch | ir | rede | hie | | yet | happened | it | in keeping with | her | words | here |
| ich- | -n | weiz | ir | zweier | wehsel | niht | | I | _ | know | (between) them | (of the) two's | exchange | nothing |
3026 | wan | als | diu | âventiure | giht | | except (that) | as | the | aventuire | states |
| sô | was | her | Îwein | âne | strît | | so | was | Sir | Iwein | without | doubt |
| ein | degen | vor- | -des | und | baz | sît | | a | hero | before | this (time) | and | (even) better | afterwards |
3029 | her | Gâwein | sîn | geselle | | Sir | Gawein | his | companion |
| der | wart | sîn | ungevelle | | he | became | his | misfortune |
| durch | nôt | bescheid | ich | iu | wâ | von | | _ | grudgingly | will tell | I | you | _ | how |
3032 | wan | diu | werlt | ist | des | ungewon | | for | (for) the | world | is | this | unusual |
| swer | vrumen | gesellen | kiese | | whoever | (a) good | companion | chooses |
| daz | er | dar | an | verliese | | that | he | _ | for this | should suffer |
3035 | zewâre | geschach | ez | ê | nie | | truly | happened | it | before | never |
| ez | geschach | doch | im | und | sage | iu | wie | | it | happened | nevertheless | (to) him | and | (I) will tell | you | how |
| her | Gâwein | was | der | höfschste | man | | Sir | Gawein | was | the | most courtly | man |
3038 | der | rîters | namen | ie | gewan | | whoever | (a) knight's | title | ever | bore |
| engalt | er | sîn | daz | was | im | leit | | (if) suffered | he | (because of) him | that | was | (to) him | distressful |
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