Erec | iedoch | gestuont | der | vâlant | | however | (still) stood | the | giant |
9271 | und | gesach | im | îtel | die | hant | | and | saw | _ | empty | (his) | hand |
| und | daz | swert | zebrochen | | and | (his) | sword | broken |
| nû | wirde | ich | wol | gerochen | | now | shall be | I | fully | avenged |
9274 | gedâhte | im | der | rôte | man | | thought | (to) himself | the | red | man |
| mit | grimme | lief | er | in | an | | with | (a) fury | charged | he | him | _ |
| und | wolde | in | allen | gâhen | | and | intended | with | all | haste |
9277 | in | vaste | zuo | im | vâhen | | him | tightly | to | him | to grasp |
| ûf | heben | unde | stôzen | | _ | lift up | and | fling (down) |
| mit | sînen | kreften | grôzen | | with | his | strength | great |
9280 | daz | er | aller | zevüere | | (so) that | he | (of) everything | would be deprived |
| nû | hete | ouch | ze | sînem | gevüere | | now | had | however | to | his | advantage |
| Êrec | in | sîner | kintheit | | Erec | in | his | youth |
9283 | ze | Engellande | sam | man | seit | | in | England | so | one | says |
| vil | wol | gelernet | ringen | | very | well | learned | to wrestle |
| ze | andern | behenden | dingen | | among | other | useful | skills |
9286 | ouch | half | in | daz | man | îsengewant | | also | helped | him | that | one | armor |
| vil | müelîchen | mit | der | hant | | (with) great | difficulty | with | (one's) | hand |
| an | dem | manne | mac | begrîfen | | on(to) | (a) | man | can | grasp |
9289 | des | begunde | er | im | entslîfen | | therefore | _ | he | (from) him | slipped away |
| daz | wille | sîn | niht | ergie | | (so) that | intent | his | not | could happen |
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