Erec | möhte | er | vil | wol | sîn | bekomen | | might | he | very | well | have | received |
875 | der- | -z | phantreht | solde | hân | genomen | | who | (his) | pledge | should | have | taken |
| dâ | wart | vil | manec | gebot | geleit | | there | were | very | many | offers | given |
| und | dem | ein | widergelt | geseit | | and | to each | a | counter offer | given |
878 | ir | ietweder | wolde- | -z | lâzen | | of them | neither | would | it | abandon |
| wan | dem | wære | verwâzen | | because | for him | would be | forfeited |
| beidiu | sîn | êre | und | ouch | daz | leben | | both | his | honor | and | also | (his) | life |
881 | daz | spil | gegeben | dar | nâch | sô | wart | | the | game | carried out | _ | thus | so | was |
| mit | manegem | viurînen | slage | | with | many | fiery | blows |
| von | vruo | unz | hin | nâch | mittem | tage | | from | early | until | towards | to | _ | midday |
884 | daz | in | der | gebote | zeran | | so that | for them | the | offers | ran out |
| sô | sêre | daz | die | zwêne | man | | so | greatly | that | the | two | men |
| muoden | begunden | | to tire | began |
887 | si | en- | -mohten | noch | en- | -kunden | | they | neither | would | nor | _ | could |
| ir | mit | kreften | niht | gelegen | | _ | with | force | nothing | end |
| noch | die | arme | alsô | geregen | | nor | the | arms | so | move |
890 | als | si | tâten | unze | dar | | as | they | had done | up until this time | _ |
| nû | hâten | si | sich | alsô | gar | | now | were | they | _ | so | completely |
| erwüetet | und | ervohten | | overcome by rage | and | overcome by combat |
893 | daz | si | niht | mêre | mohten | | that | they | (of) nothing | more | were able |
| ir | slege | wîplîchen | sigen | | their | blows | like a woman | fell |
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