Iwein | und | wante | die | ruote | | and | swung | the | staff |
5059 | die | er | dâ | ze | wer | truoc | | which | he | there | for | defense | carried |
| und | dô | er | nâch | dem | lewen | sluoc | | and | as | he | at | the | lion | struck |
| dô | entweich | im | der | lewe | dan | | then | dodged | (from) him | the | lion | away |
5062 | und | en- | -traf | den | lewen | noch | den | man | | and | _ | (he) struck | (neither) the | lion | nor | the | man |
| im | wart | zuo | dem | slage | sô | gâch | | (for) him | was | _ | the | blow | so | violent |
| daz | er | sich | neicte | dar- | -nâch | | that | he | _ | was bent forward | _ | by it |
5065 | und | ouch | vil | nâch | der- | -nider | lac | | and | also | very | nearly | _ | down | (fell) |
| ê | er | erzüge | den | andern | slac | | before | he | could rise up | (for) the | second | blow |
| dô | hete | sich | her | Îwein | | then | had | himself | Sir | Iwein |
5068 | mit | vil | grôzen | wunden | zwein | | with | very | large | wounds | two |
| an | im | vil | wol | gerochen | | on | him | very | well | revenged |
| und | daz | swert | durch | in | gestochen | | and | (his) | sword | through | him | ran |
5071 | dâ | vor | dâ | daz | herze | lît | | _ | there | where | the | heart | lies |
| dô | was | verendet | der | strît | | then | was | ended | the | battle |
| und | viel | von | der | swære | | and | (he) fell | from | (his) | weight |
5074 | als | ez | ein | boum | wære | | as (if) | (he) | a | tree | were |
| von | des | risen | valle | | from | the | giant's | fall |
| vreuten | sî | sich | alle | | rejoiced | they | _ | all |
5077 | den | wol | dar | an | was | geschehen | | to whom | (good fortune) | _ | thereby | had | happened |
| sî | heten | heiles | gesehen | | they | had | (with) good fortune | seen |
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