Erec | doch | gibe | ich | in | ritterschaft | | nevertheless | will give | I | them | knightly combat |
6886 | z- | -eteslîcher | mâze | | (in) | some | measure |
| nû | erbeizet | zuo | der | strâze | | now | dismount | to | the | road |
| unz | ir | gesehet | wie- | -z | ergê | | until | you | see | how | it | turns out |
6889 | ich | wæne | der | vrouwen | ê | | I | think | (to) the | lady | before |
| lützel | leider | geschach | | little | (of) more suffering | had happened |
| wan | si | sîn | unkraft | gesach | | for | she | his | lack of strength | recognized |
6892 | in | den | wec | hielt | er | | in | the | road | stopped | he |
| enmitten | riten | si | dort | her | | meanwhile | rode | they | there | (to) here |
| der | mâne | bôt | in | schœne | naht | | the | moon | offered | them | (a) beautiful | night |
6895 | der | dô | der | wolken | was | endaht | | which | then | (from behind) the | clouds | was | revealed |
| nû | wart | sîn | der | künec | gewar | | now | was | (of) him | the | king | aware |
| wan | er | was | der | vorderst | an | der | schar | | for | he | was | the | foremost | of | the | company |
6898 | er | sach | in | halten | in | den | wec | | he | saw | him | stop | in | the | road |
| nû | bereite | sich | Êrec | | now | prepared | himself | Erec |
| ie | mitten | ze | wer | | _ | in the meantime | for | battle |
6901 | nû | sî | got | der | in | ner | | now | (may it) be | God | who | him | protects |
| waz | welt | ir | daz | der | künec | tuo | | what | do want | you | that | the | king | do |
| wan | er | bereite | sich | ouch | dar | zuo | | except that | he | prepare | himself | also | _ | for it |
6904 | als | er | tjostieren | solde | | as | he | to joust | had |
| ob | er | niht | verzagen | wolde | | if | he | not | become a coward | did wanted to |
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