Erec | die | vielen | über | ir | herren | | they | fell | over | their | lord |
4219 | daz | im | iht | möhte | gewerren | | (so) that | him | nothing (more) | could | harm |
| sumelîche | wâren | dâ | | several | were | there |
| die | wolden | in | sâ | | who | wanted | him | immediately |
4222 | rechen | mit | den | swerten | | to avenge | with | (their) | swords |
| vil | unlange | die | werten | | very | not long | they | lasted |
| sehse | er | ir | ze | tôde | sluoc | | six | he | of them | to | death | struck |
4225 | den | was | vehtennes | genuoc | | (for) them | had had | (of) (the) fighting | enough |
| die | andern | wâren | alle | zagen | | the | others | were | all | cowards |
| die | vluhen | âne | nâch | jagen | | they | fleed | without | _ | pursuit |
4228 | dô | was | des | strîtes | ende | | then | was | (to) the | fight | (an) end |
| âne | missewende | | without | misfortune |
| reit | der | ritter | Êrec | | rode | the | knight | Erec |
4231 | vil | drâte | den | wec | | very | quickly | (on) (his) | way |
| er | sprach | herre | got | der | guote | | he | spoke | Lord | God | the | Merciful |
| habe | mich | in | dîner | huote | | keep | me | in | your | care |
4234 | und | hilf | mir | âne | schande | | and | help | me | without | disgrace |
| von | disem | lande | | from | this | land |
| wirt | ez | dem | lantvolke | kunt | | (if) becomes | it | (to) the | local people | known |
4237 | daz | ziuhet | mir | allez | nâch | zestunt | | (for) that | will pursue | me | everyone | _ | immediately |
| und | slahent | mich | des | ist | unlanc | | and | slay | me | this | is | not long |
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