Iwein | sî | wunschten | vlîzeclîchen | | they | wished | fervently |
3757 | daz | sî | des | beidiu | zæme | | that | they | this | both | would find suitable |
| daz | in | ir | vrouwe | næme | | (if) that | him | their | lady | would marry |
| sus | wart | dem | grâven | Âliere | | so | was | (for) | Count | Aliers |
3760 | genendeclîchen | schiere | | boldly | quickly |
| gevangen | unde | erslagen | sîn | her | | captured | and | slain | his | army |
| dannoch | entwelte- | -r | ze | wer | | however | remained | he | in | defense |
3763 | mit | einer | lützelen | kraft | | with | a | small | force |
| und | tete | selhe | rîterschaft | | and | performed | such | knightly deeds |
| die | niemen | gevelschen | mohte | | which | no one | disparage | could |
3766 | dô | daz | niht | langer | tohte | | when | this | no | longer | was effective |
| dô | muose- | -r | ouch | entwîchen | | then | had | he | also | to retreat |
| und | vlôch | dô | werlîchen | | and | fled | then | fighting |
3769 | gegen | einer | sîner | veste | | toward | one | (of) his | fortresses |
| die | er | dâ | nâhen | weste | | which | he | _ | near by | knew (to be) |
| dâ | er | zuo | dem | hûse | vlôch | | when | he | to | the | castle | fled |
3772 | dâ | was | der | burcberc | sô | hôch | | there | was | the | mountaintop castle | so | high |
| beidiu | sô | stechel | und | sô | lanc | | both | so | steep | and | so | long |
| daz | in | sunder | sînen | danc | | that | him | against | his | will |
3775 | her | Îwein | ergâhte | an | dem | tor | | Sir | Iwein | caught | at | the | gate |
| dâ | vienc | er | in | vor | | _ | captured | he | him | before it |
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