Erec | si | erbeizten | beide | gelîche | | they | dismounted | both | at the same time |
4397 | vil | müezeclîche | | very | urgently |
| und | ervuorten | diu | swert | | and | drew | (their) | swords |
| ir | ietweder | wart | gewert | | (of) them | each | was | granted |
4400 | volleclîchen | an | der | stat | | fully | in | this | place |
| des | er | got | lange | bat | | that which | he | (from) God | long | had prayed (for) |
| daz | er | im | sande | einen | man | | that | He | him | would send | a | man |
4403 | dâ | er | sich | versuochte | an | | _ | he | himself | could prove | against (whom) |
| nû | begunden | si | vehten | | now | began | they | to fight |
| gelîch | zwein | guoten | knehten | | like | two | brave | warriors |
4406 | diz | huop | sich | umbe | einen | mitten | tac | | this | began | _ | about | _ | mid- | -day |
| Êrec | fil | roi | de | Lac | | Erec | fi | roi | de | Lac |
| vorhte | laster | und | den | tôt | | feared | disgrace | and | _ | death |
4409 | den | schilt | er | im | dar | bôt | | (his) | shield | he | (before) him | there | held |
| und | begunde | sich | mit | listen | | and | began | himself | with | clever intentions |
| âne | slege | vristen | | without | (sword) blows | to protect |
4412 | der | gedanc | was | jenem | unerkant | | (his) | intent | was | (to the) other | unknown |
| unde | sluoc | im | von | der | hant | | and | (who) struck | him | to | (his) | hand |
| den | schilt | unz | an | den | riemen | | the | shield | down | to | (his) | straps |
4415 | wande | si | niemen | | because | them | no one |
| ûf | der | heide | dô | schiet | | on | the | heath | then | separated |
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