Erec | engegen | in | reit | ein | vrum | man | | at | him | rode | a | valiant | man |
2576 | der | hôchvertige | Landô | | the | proud | Lando |
| sûmte | tjostierens | si | dô | | withheld | (from) jousting | them | then |
| der | hete- | -z | vor- | -des | âne | wân | | he | had | _ | _ | before | without | doubt |
2579 | alsô | dicke | wol | getân | | so | often | well | done |
| daz | man | in | nande | | that | one | him | named |
| z- | -em | besten | in | sînem | lande | | among | the | best | in | his | land |
2582 | Êrecke | dô | sô | wol | geschach | | Erec | then | so | well | succeeded |
| daz | er | in | von | dem | rosse | stach | | that | he | him | from | (his) | horse | thrust |
| er | urborte | sich | sêre | | he | exerted | himself | greatly |
2585 | wan | dannoch | vertete | er | mêre | | for | in addition | used up | he | more (than) |
| zwelf | sper | enzwischen | den | scharn | | twelve | lances | between | the | parties |
| des | muoste | in | sîn | grôz | tuht | bewarn | | in this | had | him | his | great | ability | to protect |
2588 | daz | er | unbekumbert | dô | beleip | | that | he | unharmed | there | remained |
| alsô | lange | er | daz | treip | | so | long | he | this | kept up |
| unz | man | im | den | schilt | zestach | | until | one | _ | (his) | shield | had pierced |
2591 | und | mit | slegen | sô | zebrach | | and | with | blows | so | had hacked |
| daz | er | im | ze | nihte | tohte | | that | it | for him | to | nothing | amounted |
| als | er | gewerlîchest | mohte | | as | he | the most carefully | could |
2594 | sô | staphete | er | ûz | von | in | | so | withdrew | he | _ | from | them |
| schilt | und | ros | gap | er | hin | | shield | and | horse | gave | he | away |
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