Erec | wan | dem | wære | verwâzen | | because | for him | would be | forfeited |
880 | beidiu | sîn | êre | und | ouch | daz | leben | | both | his | honor | and | also | (his) | life |
| daz | spil | gegeben | dar | nâch | sô | wart | | the | game | carried out | _ | thus | so | was |
| mit | manegem | viurînen | slage | | with | many | fiery | blows |
883 | von | vruo | unz | hin | nâch | mittem | tage | | from | early | until | towards | to | _ | midday |
| daz | in | der | gebote | zeran | | so that | for them | the | offers | ran out |
| sô | sêre | daz | die | zwêne | man | | so | greatly | that | the | two | men |
886 | muoden | begunden | | to tire | began |
| si | en- | -mohten | noch | en- | -kunden | | they | neither | would | nor | _ | could |
| ir | mit | kreften | niht | gelegen | | _ | with | force | nothing | end |
889 | noch | die | arme | alsô | geregen | | nor | the | arms | so | move |
| als | si | tâten | unze | dar | | as | they | had done | up until this time | _ |
| nû | hâten | si | sich | alsô | gar | | now | were | they | _ | so | completely |
892 | erwüetet | und | ervohten | | overcome by rage | and | overcome by combat |
| daz | si | niht | mêre | mohten | | that | they | (of) nothing | more | were able |
| ir | slege | wîplîchen | sigen | | their | blows | like a woman | fell |
895 | sô | garwe | wâren | si | erwigen | | so | completely | were | they | exhausted |
| daz | dâ | von | niht | schade | geschach | | that | _ | there from | nothing | (of) harm | happened |
| Îdêrs | dô | ze | Êrecke | sprach | | Iders | then | to | Erec | spoke |
898 | enthalt | dich | edel | ritter | guot | | hold off | _ | noble | knight | brave |
| wir | velschen | beide | ritters | muot | | we | are disgracing | both | knightly | spirit |
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