Erec | und | liezen | zesamene | strîchen | | and | _ | _ | charged at one another |
9085 | vil | genendeclîchen | | very | boldly |
| von | aller | ir | krefte | | with | all | their | strength |
| die | eschînen | schefte | | the | ash | shafts |
9088 | wurden | dô | geneiget | | were | then | lowered (for attack) |
| und | in | diu | vart | erzeiget | | and | them | the | way | showed |
| z- | -en | vier | nageln | gegen | der | hant | | to | the | four | nails | (over) against | (their) | hands |
9091 | ir | mezzen | wart | dô | wol | bewant | | their | aim | was | there | (very) well | employed |
| wan | si | gerieten | beide | | for | they | struck (home) | both |
| hie | wart | diu | sperweide | | here | were | the | lances' paths |
9094 | vor | dem | lîbe | durch | gesant | | in front of | the | body | _ | lined-up |
| durch | beide | schilte | unz | an | die | hant | | through | both | shields | up | to | (their) | hands |
| die | starken | schefte | ganz | beliben | | the | strong | shafts | intact | remained |
9097 | swie | sêre | si | würden | dar | getriben | | however | violently | they | were | there | driven |
| wider | zugen | si | diu | sper | | _ | pulled out again | they | (their) | lances |
| in | manlîcher | ger | | with | manly | eagerness |
9100 | und | riten | von | ein | ander | dan | | and | rode | from | one | another | away |
| die | zwêne | gelîch | gemuote | man | | the | two | like | minded | men |
| durch | tjostieren | mêre | | in order to | tjost | further |
9103 | diu | ros | wurden | aber | sêre | | (their) | horses | were | again | strongly |
| und | vaste | mit | den | sporn | gemant | | and | firmly | with | _ | spurs | urged on |
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