Iwein | dô | dûhte | den | lewen | er | hete | zît | | then | thought | the | lion | (it) | was | time |
5376 | sich | ze | hebenne | an | den | strît | | (for) him | to | join | in | the | battle |
| und | lief | ouch | sâ | den | gânden | man | | and | attacked | also | immediately | the | approaching | man |
| vil | unbarmeclîchen | an | | most | mercilessly | _ |
5379 | und | zarte | im | daz | îsen | | and | tore | (off) him | (his) | armor |
| man | sach | die | ringe | rîsen | | one | saw | the | rings (of mail) | flying off |
| sam | sî | wæren | von | strô | | as if | they | were | of | straw |
5382 | sus | entworhte- | -r | in | dô | | thus | made short work | he | (of) him | then |
| wand | er | in | gar | zevuorte | | for | he | him | completely | ripped |
| swaz | er | sîn | beruorte | | wherever | he | (on) him | touched |
5385 | vor | im | gewan | vrou | Lûnete | | from | him | gained | Lady | Lunete |
| vride | von | des | lewen | bete | | peace | from | the | lion's | command |
| diu | bete | was | niuwan | der | tôt | | the | command | was | nothing less than | (his) | death |
5388 | des | vreut | sî | sich | des | gie | ir | nôt | | (at) this | was pleased | she | _ | (of) this | (there) was | (for) her | cause |
| hie | lac | der | truhsæze | | here | lay (dead) | the | seneschal |
| nû | wart | der | lewe | ræze | | now | became | the | lion | ferocious |
5391 | ze | sînen | kampfgenôzen | | (over) against | his | battle comrades |
| die | manegen | slac | grôzen | | who | many | blows | hard |
| heten | enpfangen | und | gegeben | | had | received | and | dealt |
5394 | werten | sî | nû | wol | daz | leben | | defended | they | now | indeed | (their) | lives |
| daz | was | in | guot | vür | den | tôt | | this | was | (for) them | good | against | _ | death |
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