Erec | im | beleip | ein | swachez | phant | | to him | was left | a | poor | security |
2801 | der | zoum | zebrochen | in | der | hant | | the | reins | broken | in | (his) | hands |
| er | viel | dô | im | misselanc | | he | fell | when | to him | misfortune happened |
| von | rosse | wol | drîer | schefte | lanc | | from | (his) horse | (a) good | of three | shafts | (a) length |
2804 | daz | er | in | dem | satel | gesaz | | that | he | in | the | saddle | remained (sitting) |
| vil | sêre | prîste | Êrecken | daz | | very | much | brought praise | to Erec | that |
| wan | er | hâte- | -s | êre | | for | he | had | from it | honor |
2807 | dâ | en- | -was | ze | tuon | niemêre | | there | _ | was | to | do | nothing further |
| nû | hete | der | turnei | ende | | now | had | the | tournament | (an) end |
| âne | missewende | | without | misfortune |
2810 | schiet | diu | massenîe | dan | | departed | the | retinue | from there |
| Êrec | der | tugenthafte | man | | Erec | the | virtuous | Mann |
| wart | ze | vollem | lobe | gesaget | | was | with | full | Praise | acclaimed |
2813 | den | prîs | hete | er | dâ | bejaget | | the | praise | had | he | there | won |
| und | den | sô | volleclîchen | | and | that | so | completely |
| daz | man | begunde | gelîchen | | that | one | began | to compare |
2816 | sîn | wîsheit | Salomône | | his | wisdom | (to that of) Solomon |
| sîn | schœne | Absolône | | his | beauty | (to) Absalom |
| an | sterke | Samsônes | genôz | | (his) | strength | of Samson | (the) equal |
2819 | sîn | milte | dûhte | si | sô | grôz | | his | generosity | was thought | by them | so | great |
| diu | gemâzete | in | niemen | ander | | it | equalled | him | no one | other |
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