Erec | nû | heten | die | zwêne | grôzen | man | | now | had | the | two | hugh | men |
5382 | weder | schilt | noch | sper | | neither | shield | nor | lance |
| noch | swert | alsô | er | | nor | sword | as | he |
| des | er | von | rehte | genôz | | (from) this | he | _ | justly | benefited |
5385 | wâfens | wâren | si | blôz | | of armor | were | they | bare |
| waz | ir | wer | wære | | what | their | protection | was |
| zwêne | kolben | swære | | two | clubs | heavy |
5388 | grôze | unde | lange | | large | and | long |
| den | wâren | die | stange | | (on) them | were | the | shafts |
| mit | îsen | beslagen | | with | iron | plated |
5391 | ez | möhte | doch | einen | zagen | | it | would | indeed | a | coward |
| immer | mêre | vergân | | ever | more | forgo |
| daz | er | getorste | si | bestân | | that | he | dared | them | do battle with |
5394 | ouch | vuorten | die | unguoten | | also | carried | the | evil (ones) |
| mit | vingergrôzen | strangen | | with | finger-thick | lashes |
5397 | den | si | dâ | heten | gevangen | | (the) one | they | there | had | taken prisoner |
| den | triben | si | dâ | mite | | him | drove | they | _ | with these |
| nâch | vreislîchem | site | | with | terrible | behavior |
5400 | er | reit | âne | gewant | | he | rode | without | clothes |
| unde | blôz | sam | ein | hant | | and | bare | as | a | hand |
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