Erec | sô | sêre | daz | die | zwêne | man | | so | greatly | that | the | two | men |
886 | muoden | begunden | | to tire | began |
| si | en- | -mohten | noch | en- | -kunden | | they | neither | would | nor | _ | could |
| ir | mit | kreften | niht | gelegen | | _ | with | force | nothing | end |
889 | noch | die | arme | alsô | geregen | | nor | the | arms | so | move |
| als | si | tâten | unze | dar | | as | they | had done | up until this time | _ |
| nû | hâten | si | sich | alsô | gar | | now | were | they | _ | so | completely |
892 | erwüetet | und | ervohten | | overcome by rage | and | overcome by combat |
| daz | si | niht | mêre | mohten | | that | they | (of) nothing | more | were able |
| ir | slege | wîplîchen | sigen | | their | blows | like a woman | fell |
895 | sô | garwe | wâren | si | erwigen | | so | completely | were | they | exhausted |
| daz | dâ | von | niht | schade | geschach | | that | _ | there from | nothing | (of) harm | happened |
| Îdêrs | dô | ze | Êrecke | sprach | | Iders | then | to | Erec | spoke |
898 | enthalt | dich | edel | ritter | guot | | hold off | _ | noble | knight | brave |
| wir | velschen | beide | ritters | muot | | we | are disgracing | both | knightly | spirit |
| dâ | mit | und | wir | ie | mitten | tuon | | _ | with what | (and) | we | _ | just now | are doing |
901 | ez | ist | sunder | prîs | und | âne | ruom | | it | is | without | praise | and | without | glory |
| unser | blœdez | vehten | | our | feeble | fighting |
| gezimt | niht | guoten | knehten | | does become | not | brave | warriors |
904 | manlîchen | unser | slege | gânt | niht | | manly | our | blows | are | not |
| wir | vehten | lasterlîchen | | we | are fighting | disgracefully |
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