Erec | alsô | dicke | und | er | sluoc | | as | often | as | he | struck |
5543 | daz | er | sô | sêre | nider | truoc | | (so) that | it | so | far | _ | went down |
| daz | er | in | sô | kurzer | stunde | | (so) that | he | in | so | short | (a) time |
| in | niht | erziehen | kunde | | it | not | raise up | could |
5546 | ê | er | in | ze | slage | vol | erreit | | before | he | him | to | strike | completely | war ready |
| Êrecken | hete | sîn | snelheit | | Erec | had | his | quickness |
| an | in | und | wider | von | im | getragen | | (up) to | him | and | _ | from | him | taken away |
5549 | alsô | hete | er | in | geslagen | | thus | had | he | him | struck |
| wol | vierstunt | zuo | dem | beine | | indeed | four times | on | (his) | leg |
| ez | en- | -huop | in | nie | sô | kleine | | it | _ | bothered | him | not | (so) | much |
5552 | er | en- | -slüege- | -z | im | ze | jungest | abe | | (until) he | _ | cut off | it | (of) him | _ | finally | _ |
| dô | der | ungevüege | knabe | | when | the | hugh | fellow |
| begunde | sîgen | ûf | diu | knie | | began | to sink | to | (his) | knees |
5555 | Êrec | im | vaste | zuo | gie | | Erec | (at) him | powerfully | _ | sprung |
| dannoch | vaht | der | vâlant | | nevertheless | fought | the | devil |
| mit | unverzageter | hant | | with | (an) undaunted | hand |
5558 | er | sluoc | sô | manegen | grimmen | slac | | he | struck | so | many | fierce | blows |
| daz | uns | wol | wundern | mac | | that (it) | us | well | wonder | might |
| daz | Êrec | vor | im | genas | | that | Erec | _ | him | survived |
5561 | wan | daz | der | mit | im | was | | except | that | the one | with | him | was |
| der | Dâvîde | gap | die | kraft | | (He) who | David | gave | the | strength |
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