Erec | diu | vil | edel | künegîn | | the | most | noble | queen |
5709 | daz | er | sælic | müeste | sîn | | that | he | fortunate | might | be |
| ouch | schiet | harte | balde | | also | returned | very | quickly |
| wider | ûz | dem | walde | | _ | from | the | forest |
5712 | der | tugentrîche | Êrec | | the | noble | Erec |
| unde | suochte | den | wec | | and | sought | the | trial |
| dâ | er | vrouwen | Ênîten | | where | he | Lady | Enite |
5715 | sîn | gehiez | bîten | | (for) him | had ordered | to wait |
| nû | hâte | er | sich | ervohten | | now | had | he | _ | fought so hard |
| daz | im | nie- | -ne | mohten | | that | _ | not | _ | could |
5718 | die | wunden | ganz | bestân | | (his) | wounds | closed | remain |
| die | wâren | wider | ûf | gegân | | they | had | again | _ | broken open |
| des | bluotes | was | er | gar | ersigen | | (of) | blood | was | he | completely | depleted |
5721 | die | slege | heten | in | erwigen | | the | blows | had | him | exhausted |
| daz | im | diu | varwe | gar | erbleich | | (so) that | _ | (his) | color | completely | turned pale |
| und | im | diu | kraft | sô | nâch | entweich | | and | _ | (his) | strength | so | nearly | was gone |
5724 | daz | er | mit | grôzer | arbeit | | that | he | with | great | difficulty |
| hin | widere | gereit | | there | _ | rode back |
| dâ | sîn | diu | vrouwe | hâte | erbiten | | (to) where | him | (his) | lady | had | been waiting |
5727 | solde | er | iht | vürbaz | sîn | geriten | | should | he | any | further | have | ridden |
| sô | müeste | er | beliben | sîn | | so | would | he | there stopped | have |
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