Erec | wan | ûf | ritterschefte | wân | | than (in) | of | knightly combat | (the) hope |
4372 | swaz | iu | nû | mê | von | mir | geschiht | | whatever | (to) you | now | in addition | from | me | happens |
| dar | umbe | dürfet | ir | mir | niht | | _ | therefor | may | you | (to) me | not |
| an | mîne | triuwe | sprechen | | _ | my | integrity | question |
4375 | die | ich | nimmer | wil | zebrechen | | this | I | never | shall | break |
| wert | iuch | durch | iuwer | schœnez | wîp | | defend | yourself | for the sake of | your | beautiful | wife |
| welt | ir | behalten | den | lîp | | (if) want | you | to save | (your) | life |
4378 | als | Êrec | dô | gesach | | when | Erec | there | saw |
| daz | im | vehtens | nôt | geschach | | that | (for) him | (for) fighting | (a) need | (was to) happen |
| sîn | ros | er | wider | kêrte | | his | horse | he | _ | turned (around) |
4381 | als | in | sîn | ellen | lêrte | | as | him | his | courage | had taught |
| zesamene | riten | zwêne | man | | _ | together charged | two | men |
| der | ietweder | nie | gewan | | of whom | neither | never | had known |
4384 | zageheit | dehein | teil | | (of) cowardice | any | part |
| ez | muoste | sterke | unde | heil | | _ | had | strength | and | good fortune |
| under | in | beiden | | between | them | both |
4387 | an | dem | sige | scheiden | | _ | the | victory | to decide |
| diu | sper | si | ûf | stâchen | | (their) | lances | they | _ | thrust |
| daz | si | gar | zebrâchen | | (so) that | they | completely | splintered |
4390 | diu | tjost | wart | sô | krefteclich | | the | joust | was | so | violent |
| daz | diu | ros | hinder | sich | | that | the | horses | behind | themselves |
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