Erec | dô | eht | im | der | wer | zeran | | then | now | (for) him | (his) | defense | failed |
9239 | dô | muoste | er | vor | im | dan | | then | had | he | before | him | (ro move) away |
| sînen | slegen | entwîchen | | his | blows | to avoid |
| daz | tete | er | unlasterlîchen | | that | did | he | without fault |
9242 | wan | ich | weiz | benamen | daz | | for | I | know | for certain | that |
| und | deheine | sache | baz | | and | no | matter | better |
| er | en- | -wære | vergebene | niht | gebert | | he | _ | were | gratuitously | not | struck |
9245 | er | en- | -hæte | sich | gewert | | he | _ | had | himself | defended |
| wære | im | daz | swert | ganz | beliben | | (if) had | (for) him | (his) | sword | whole | remained |
| alsus | wart | er | getriben | | so (however) | was | he | driven (back) |
9248 | mit | gewalte | von | dem | gaste | | with | force | by | the | guest |
| Êrec | begunde | eht | vaste | | Erec | began | truly | powerfully |
| rechen | den | grôzen | slac | | to avenge | the | strong | blow |
9251 | er | en- | -sluoc | niht | sam | er | ê | phlac | | he | _ | did strike | not | as | he | before | had done |
| sîn | slege | wâren | grimmeclîch | | his | blows | were | fierce |
| zagen | slegen | ungelîch | | timid | blows | not like |
9254 | er | gap | slac | umbe | slac | | he | gave | blow | after | blow |
| daz | slac | neben | slage | lac | | (so) that | blow | upon | blow | lay |
| sus | berte | er | daz | îsengewant | | so | struck | he | (his) | armor |
9257 | unz | im | daz | swert | vor | der | hant | | until | him | (his) | sword | before | (his) | hand |
| von | den | slegen | erglüete | | from | the | blows | glowed |
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