Iwein | er | rihte | daz | swert | an | einen | strûch | | he | placed | the | sword | against | a | bush |
3954 | und | wolt | sich | stechen | durch | den | bûch | | and | would have | himself | stabbed | through | the | stomach |
| wan | daz | im | her | Îwein | | except | that | (before) him | Sir | Iwein |
| dannoch | lebende | vor | schein | | still | alive | _ | appeared |
3957 | er | rihte | sich | ûf | und | saz | | he | raised | himself | _ | and | sat |
| unde | erwante | dem | lewen | daz | | and | prevented | (to) the | lion | that |
| daz | er | sich | niht | ze | tôde | stach | | that | he | himself | not | to | death | did stab |
3960 | her | Îwein | clagete | unde | sprach | | Sir | Iwein | lamented | and | said |
| unsælec | man | wie | verst- | -û | nû | | unhappy | man | how | fare | you | now |
| der | unsæligest | bist- | -û | | the | most unfortunate | are | you |
3963 | der | ie | z- | -er | werlte | wart | geborn | | who | ever | into | the | world | was | born |
| nû | wie | hâst- | -û | verlorn | | now | how | have | you | lost |
| dîner | vrouwen | hulde | | your | lady's | favor |
3966 | ja- | -ne | wær | diu | selbe | schulde | | truly | _ | were | the | same | guilt |
| z- | -er | werlte | niemans | wan | dîn | | in | the | world | anyone else's | except | yours |
| ez- | -n | müese | sîn | ende | sîn | | (then) it | _ | would have | his | end | to be |
3969 | er | ist | noch | baz | ein | sælec | man | | he | is | far | more | a | fortunate | man |
| der | nie | dehein | êre | gewan | | who | never | any | honor | gained |
| dan | der | êre | gewinnet | | than | (the) one who | honor | gains |
3972 | und | sich | sô | niht | versinnet | | and | himself | so | not | is wise enough |
| daz | er | sî | behalten | künne | | that | he | it | retain | can |
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