Erec | von | swære | er | niht | en- | -kunde | | because of | (his) weight | he | not | _ | could |
9306 | sich | erholn | er- | -n | suochte | die | erde | | himself | recover | (so that) he | _ | fell | (to) the | ground |
| hie | beviel | in | der | werde | | at this | pounced | (on) him | the | worthy (one) |
| Êrec | der | wunderære | | Erec | the | worker of wonders |
9309 | machete | im | sô | swære | | made | himself | so | hesvy |
| als | eht | in | wol | luste | | as | truly | him | well | pleased |
| er | kniete | im | ûf | die | bruste | | he | knelt | _ | on | (his) | chest |
9312 | und | gap | im | sô | manegen | stôz | | and | gave | him | so | many | blows |
| daz | jenen | lebennes | verdrôz | | that | that one | of living | despaired |
| der | dâ | under | im | lac | | who | there | under | him | lay |
9315 | aller | wer | er | gar | verphlac | | all | defense | he | totally | gave up |
| als | er | zwîveln | began | | when | he | to despair | had begun |
| dô | bat | im | der | rôte | man | | then | asked | him | the | red | man |
9318 | den | minnern | einen | vride | geben | | the | smaller | a | truce | to give |
| er | sprach | ritter | lât | mich | leben | | he | said | knight | let | me | live |
| eine | wênige | stunt | | a | little | while |
9321 | und | nemt | mir | danne | den | gesunt | | and | take | (from) me | then | (my) | life |
| welt | ir | mir | des | siges | jehen | | will | you | (to) me | _ | victory | concede |
| des | en- | -mac | noch | niht | geschehen | | this | _ | can | not | yet | happen |
9324 | waz | ist | danne | daz | ir | welt | | what | is (it) | then | that | you | want |
| edel | ritter | dâ | twelt | | noble | knight | there | wait |
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