Iwein | ein | rîter | des | geverte | | a | knight | whose | manner |
696 | was | grimme | und | alsô | herte | | was | fearsome | and | so | fierce |
| 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 |
699 | sîn | ors | was | starc | er | selbe | grôz | | his | horse | was | strong | he | himself | powerful |
| des | ich | vil | lützel | genôz | | (from) which | I | very | little | benefited |
| sîn | stimme | lûte | sam | ein | horn | | his | voice | rang out | like | a | horn |
702 | ich | sach | wol | im | was | an | mich | zorn | | I | saw | clearly | (he) | was | with | me | angry |
| als | ab | ich | in | einen | sach | | when | however | I | him | alone | saw |
| mîn | vorhte | und | mîn | ungemach | | my | fear | and | my | distress |
705 | wart | gesenftet | iedoch | | were | lessened | however |
| und | gedâhte | ze | lebenne | noch | | and | thought | to | live | yet |
| und | gurte | mînem | orse | baz | | and | cinched (up) | my | horse | better |
708 | dô | ich | dâ | wider | ûf | gesaz | | when | I | then | again | _ | mounted |
| 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 |
711 | dô | er | mich | aller | verrest | kôs | | when | he | me | (in) furthest | distance | caught sight of |
| rîter | ir | sît | triuwelôs | | knight | you | are | recreant |
| mir- | -n | wart | von | iu | niht | widerseit | | (I) | _ | have | by | you | not | been challenged |
714 | und | habent | mir | lasterlîchez | leit | | and | have | me | shameful | wrong |
| in | iuwer | hôchvart | getân | | with | your | arrogance | caused |
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