Erec | sînen | helm | er | ûfe | bant | | his | helmet | he | _ | strapped (on) |
9073 | und | bereite | sich | zehant | | and | prepared | himself | immediately |
| ûf | sîn | ros | er | drâte | saz | | _ | his | horse | he | quickly | mounted |
| der | ander | des | ouch | niht | vergaz | | the | other (man) | (of) this | also | nothing | neglected |
9076 | er- | -n | bereite | sich | alsam | | he | _ | prepared | himself | likewise |
| ir | ietweder | den | schilt | nam | | (of) them | each | (his) | shield | took |
| und | lîmte | in | an | sich | vaste | | and | clasped | it | to | himself | firmly |
9079 | dem | wirte | und | dem | gaste | | (of) the | host | and | (of) the | guest |
| begunden | schenkel | vliegen | | began | (their) legs | to whip |
| si | erzeicten | âne | triegen | | they | showed | without | doubt |
9082 | einen | grimmeclîchen | zorn | | a | fierce | anger |
| diu | ros | si | nâmen | mit | den | sporn | | (their) | horses | they | stroked | with | (their) | spurs |
| und | liezen | zesamene | strîchen | | and | _ | _ | charged at one another |
9085 | vil | genendeclîchen | | very | boldly |
| von | aller | ir | krefte | | with | all | their | strength |
| die | eschînen | schefte | | the | ash | shafts |
9088 | wurden | dô | geneiget | | were | then | lowered (for attack) |
| und | in | diu | vart | erzeiget | | and | them | the | way | showed |
| z- | -en | vier | nageln | gegen | der | hant | | to | the | four | nails | (over) against | (their) | hands |
9091 | ir | mezzen | wart | dô | wol | bewant | | their | aim | was | there | (very) well | employed |
| wan | si | gerieten | beide | | for | they | struck (home) | both |
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