Erec | dâ | si- | -z | vil | lange | getriben | | where | they | it | very | long | carried on |
922 | daz | witzige | unde | tumbe | | so that | (the) well-versed | and | (the) novices |
| die | stuonden | dar | umbe | | who | stood | _ | there about |
| mit | nihte | erkiesen | kunden | | _ | nothing | tell | could |
925 | weder | zuo | den | stunden | | whether | at | the | time |
| ein- | -s | ougen | wæger | hæte | | one | by an | eye | advantage | had |
| diz | beleip | lange | stæte | | this | remained | long | unchanged |
928 | weder- | -m | geviele | der | gewin | | to which | of them | would fall | _ | victory |
| des | was | zwîvel | under | in | | of this | was | doubt | among | them |
| unz | daz | Êrec | der | junge | man | | until | that | Erec | the | young | man |
931 | begunde | denken | dar | an | | began | to think | _ | on that |
| waz | im | ûf | der | heide | | what | to him | on | the | heath |
| ze | schanden | und | ze | leide | | on | disgrace | and | on | harm |
934 | von | sînem | getwerge | geschach | | from | his | dwarf | happened |
| und | als | er | dar | zuo | ane | sach | | and | when | he | _ | in addition | _ | saw |
| die | schœnen | vrouwen | Ênîten | | the | beautiful | lady | Enite |
937 | daz | half | im | vaste | strîten | | this | helped | him | powerfully | fight |
| wan | dâ | von | gewan | er | dô | | because | _ | from this | gained | he | then |
| sîner | krefte | rehte | zwô | | from his | strength | just like | two |
940 | ûf | den | helm | er | verbant | | on | his | helmet | he | doubled the attack |
| mit | vil | williger | hant | | with | very | willing | hands |
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