Erec | selhe | oberhant | gewan | | such | (an) upper hand | gained |
9226 | daz | er | von | sîner | meisterschaft | | that | he | because of | his | superiority |
| in | sô | grôze | unkraft | | into | such | great | powerlessness |
| sînes | lîbes | was | komen | | (over) his | body | had | come |
9229 | des | wart | râche | hie | genomen | | for this | was | revenge | here | taken |
| der | gedanc | an | sîn | schœne | wîp | | the | thought | of | his | beautiful | wife |
| der | kreftigete | im | den | lîp | | which | strengthened | (for) him | (his) | life |
9232 | sînen | schaden | begunde | er | anden | | his | disgrace | began | he | to avenge |
| und | gap | ze | beiden | handen | | and | took | in | both | hands |
| daz | swert | mit | grimmen | muote | | (his) | sword | with | grim | determination |
9235 | und | vaht | im | nâch | dem | bluote | | and | fought | him | to (cause) | _ | blood |
| ûf | daz | herte | stahelwerc | | on | the | hard | steel armor |
| doch | er | wider | in | schine | ein | berc | | although | he | (over) against | him | seemed | a | mountain |
9238 | dô | eht | im | der | wer | zeran | | then | now | (for) him | (his) | defense | failed |
| dô | muoste | er | vor | im | dan | | then | had | he | before | him | (ro move) away |
| sînen | slegen | entwîchen | | his | blows | to avoid |
9241 | daz | tete | er | unlasterlîchen | | that | did | he | without fault |
| wan | ich | weiz | benamen | daz | | for | I | know | for certain | that |
| und | deheine | sache | baz | | and | no | matter | better |
9244 | er | en- | -wære | vergebene | niht | gebert | | he | _ | were | gratuitously | not | struck |
| er | en- | -hæte | sich | gewert | | he | _ | had | himself | defended |
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