Iwein | wande- | -r | meistert | ez | dar | | for | he | had had installed | it | there |
1099 | ez | was | swære | unde | sneit | | it | was | heavy | and | cut |
| sô | sêre | daz | ez | niht | en- | -meit | | so | well | that | it | nothing | _ | spared |
| ez- | -n | schriete | îsen | unde | bein | | it | _ | severed | iron | and | bone |
1102 | nu- | -ne | kunde | sich | her | Îwein | | nun | _ | could | himself | Sir | Iwein |
| niht | gehüeten | dâ | vor | | not | protect | _ | against it |
| unde | valte | daz | tor | | and | tripped | the | gate |
1105 | und | sluoc | z- | -en | selben | stunden | | and | (he) struck | at | the | same | time |
| dem | wirte | eine | wunden | | the | host | a | wound |
| und | genas | als | ich | iu | sage | | and | was saved | as | I | (to) you | shall explain |
1108 | er | hete | sich | nâch | dem | slage | | he | had | himself | for | the | blow |
| hin | vür | geneiget | unde | ergeben | | _ | forward | leaned | and | extended |
| alsus | beleip | im | daz | leben | | thus | was saved | (for) him | (his) | life |
1111 | dô | daz | tor | her | nider | sleif | | when | the | gate | down | _ | fell |
| dei- | -z | im | den | lîp | niht | begreif | | that | it | _ | (his) | body | not | did touch |
| und | sluoc | als | ich | vernomen | habe | | and | cut through | as | I | heard | have |
1114 | daz | ros | ze | mittem | satel | abe | | the | horse | at | mid | saddle | _ |
| und | schriet | die | swertscheide | | and | sliced | the | sword sheath |
| und | die | sporn | beide | | and | the | spurs | both |
1117 | hinder | der | versenen | dan | | behind | (his) | heels | away |
| er | genas | als | ein | sælec | man | | he | survived | as | a | lucky | man |
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