Erec | ouch | schiet | harte | balde | | also | returned | very | quickly |
5711 | wider | ûz | dem | walde | | _ | from | the | forest |
| der | tugentrîche | Êrec | | the | noble | Erec |
| unde | suochte | den | wec | | and | sought | the | trial |
5714 | dâ | er | vrouwen | Ênîten | | where | he | Lady | Enite |
| sîn | gehiez | bîten | | (for) him | had ordered | to wait |
| nû | hâte | er | sich | ervohten | | now | had | he | _ | fought so hard |
5717 | daz | im | nie- | -ne | mohten | | that | _ | not | _ | could |
| die | wunden | ganz | bestân | | (his) | wounds | closed | remain |
| die | wâren | wider | ûf | gegân | | they | had | again | _ | broken open |
5720 | des | bluotes | was | er | gar | ersigen | | (of) | blood | was | he | completely | depleted |
| die | slege | heten | in | erwigen | | the | blows | had | him | exhausted |
| daz | im | diu | varwe | gar | erbleich | | (so) that | _ | (his) | color | completely | turned pale |
5723 | und | im | diu | kraft | sô | nâch | entweich | | and | _ | (his) | strength | so | nearly | was gone |
| daz | er | mit | grôzer | arbeit | | that | he | with | great | difficulty |
| hin | widere | gereit | | there | _ | rode back |
5726 | dâ | sîn | diu | vrouwe | hâte | erbiten | | (to) where | him | (his) | lady | had | been waiting |
| solde | er | iht | vürbaz | sîn | geriten | | should | he | any | further | have | ridden |
| sô | müeste | er | beliben | sîn | | so | would | he | there stopped | have |
5729 | daz | wart | hier | an | wol | schîn | | this | became | _ | here on | clearly | apparent |
| als | sich | der | halptôte | man | | when | _ | the | half-dead | man |
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