Erec | ich | bin | edeler | dan | ir | sît | | I | am | higher born | than | you | are |
4205 | nû | huop | sich | der | strît | | now | began | _ | the | battle |
| dô | en- | -wart | niht | langer | gebiten | | there | _ | (it) was | no | longer | delayed |
| mit | zorne | si | zesamene | riten | | in | anger | they | _ | charged (at one another) |
4208 | dâ | von | der | ungetriuwe | man | | _ | from this | the | faithless | man |
| sînes | valsches | lôn | gewan | | (for) his | deceit | reward | gained |
| einen | stich | ze | sîner | sîten | | (with) a | thrust | in | his | side |
4211 | der | in | ze | manegen | zîten | | which | (for) him | for | (a) long | time |
| sît | her | niht | verswar | | after | this (time) | not | did heal |
| wan | er | was | under- | -m | schilte | bar | | for | he | was | under | (his) | shield | unprotected |
4214 | dar | zuo | im | abe | der | arm | brach | | _ | in addition | (for) him | _ | (his) | arm | was broken |
| dô | er | in | von | dem | rosse | stach | | when | he | him | from | (his) | horse | thrust |
| nû | begunde | er | sîne | getriuwen | | now | began | he | his | (loyal) followers |
4217 | harte | sêre | riuwen | | very | greatly | to concern |
| die | vielen | über | ir | herren | | they | fell | over | their | lord |
| daz | im | iht | möhte | gewerren | | (so) that | him | nothing (more) | could | harm |
4220 | sumelîche | wâren | dâ | | several | were | there |
| die | wolden | in | sâ | | who | wanted | him | immediately |
| rechen | mit | den | swerten | | to avenge | with | (their) | swords |
4223 | vil | unlange | die | werten | | very | not long | they | lasted |
| sehse | er | ir | ze | tôde | sluoc | | six | he | of them | to | death | struck |
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