Iwein | daz | in | kempfen | solde | ein | man | | that | him | fight | shall | a | man |
6976 | der | liebest | den | er | ie | gewan | | the | dearest | whom | he | ever | had known |
| sît | daz | der | kampf | wesen | sol | | since | that | the | battle | be | must |
| sô | zimt | in | daz | beiden | wol | | so | suited | them | this | both | well |
6979 | daz | sî | enzît | strîten | | that | they | at once | battle |
| wes | mugen | si | iemer | bîten | | for what reason | should | they | any longer | wait |
| dâ | ist | diu | state | unde | der | muot | | there | is | the | opportunity | and | the | will |
6982 | ouch | wâren | diu | ors | alsô | guot | | (and) | were | the | horses | also | good |
| daz | sî | daz | niht | en- | -sûmde | | (so) that | them | that | not | _ | did delay |
| ir | ietweder | rûmde | | (of) them | each | made room |
6985 | dem | andern | sînen | puneiz | | (of) the | other | (for the) | charge |
| von | im | vaste | unz | an | den | kreiz | | from | him | well | up | to | the | ring('s edge) |
| der | was | wol | rosseloufes | wît | | it | was | well | (a) horse-charge | wide |
6988 | ze | orse | huop | sich | der | strît | | on | horseback | began | _ | the | battle |
| sî | mohten | wol | strîten | | they | could | (very) well | fight |
| wand | sî- | -s | ze | den | zîten | | for | they | it | at | (this) | time |
6991 | niht | êrste | begunden | | not | (the) first (time) | began |
| wie | wol | sî | strîten | kunden | | how | well | they | fight | could |
| ze | orse | und | ze | vuoze | | on | horse(back) | and | on | foot |
6994 | ez | was | ir | unmuoze | | it | had | their | business |
| von | kinde | gewesen | ie | | from | child(hood) | been | continuously |
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