Erec | nû | sî | got | der | in | ner | | now | (may it) be | God | who | him | protects |
6902 | 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 |
| als | er | tjostieren | solde | | as | he | to joust | had |
6905 | ob | er | niht | verzagen | wolde | | if | he | not | become a coward | did wanted to |
| des | ich | in | vil | sicher | sage | | (from) this | I | him | very | safe | pronounce |
| er | en- | -was | doch | niht | ein | zage | | he | _ | was | indeed | not | a | coward |
6908 | daz | bescheinte | er | wol | dâ | | this | proved | he | clearly | here |
| und | ouch | dicke | anderswâ | | and | also | often | elsewhere |
| diu | sper | begunden | si | neigen | | (their) | lances | began | they | to lower (for attack) |
6911 | und | ir | kraft | erzeigen | | and | their | strength | to show |
| zesamene | liezen | si | gân | | _ | _ | they | charged (at one another) |
| dô | wart | ein | rîchiu | tjost | getân | | there | was | a | splendid | joust | carried out |
6914 | die | vil | guoten | knehte | | the | very | good | knights |
| nû | trâfen | si | vil | rehte | | now | struck | they | quite | accurately |
| beide | nâch | ir | gemerke | | both | _ | their | targets |
6917 | nû | half | niuwan | sîn | sterke | | now | helped | only | his | strength |
| den | baz | geruoweten | man | | the | more | rested | man |
| daz | er | den | prîs | dâ | gewan | | that | he | the | victory | there | gained |
6920 | und | im | alsô | wol | geschach | | and (that) | (for) him | so | well | happened |
| Êrecken | er | dâ | nider | stach | | Erec | he | there | _ | thrust down |
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