Erec | ob- | -z | mit | vride | wesen | solde | | if | it | in | peace | be | would |
2774 | des | was | Êrec | vil | vrô | | with this | was | Erec | very | happy |
| vride | gelobete | er | im | dô | | peace | promised | he | him | then |
| engegen | im | er | ze | velde | reit | | towards | him | he | onto the | field | rode |
2777 | wan | er | an | sîner | manheit | | for | he | of | his | valor |
| was | vil | unerværet | | was | very | confident |
| daz | hâte | er | dicke | bewæret | | this | had | he | often | proven |
2780 | zuo | ein | ander | was | in | ger | | to go at | one | another | were | they | eager |
| âne | vælen | zwelf | sper | | without | fail | twelve | lances |
| vertete | ir | ietweder | dâ | | used up | of them | both | there |
2783 | nû | erbeizete | von | rosse | sâ | | now | dismounted | from (his) | horse | immediately |
| der | tugenthafte | Êrec | | the | virtuous | Erec |
| unde | gap | daz | enwec | | and | gave | it | away |
2786 | ûf | daz | vünfte | er | dô | saz | | onto | the | fifth | he | then | mounted |
| bereite | was | ime | daz | | ready | was | for him | it |
| sîn | ernest | des | gedâhte | | his | determination | on this | thought |
2789 | daz | er | ouch | volbrâhte | | (that) what | he | also | concluded |
| er | en- | -wolde | si | niht | mê | sûmen | | he | _ | wanted | it | not | more | to delay |
| er | bat | im | ez | rûmen | | he | requested | (for himself) | it | be cleared |
2792 | daz | sper | er | under- | -n | arm | sluoc | | (his) | lance | he | under | (his) | arm | set |
| guot | wille | si | zesamene | truoc | | (with) good | will | they | together | clashed |
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