Erec | des | en- | -mohte | er | niht | verzagen | | therefore | _ | could | he | not | lose heart |
9181 | sô | wil | ich | iu | von | Êrecke | sagen | | so | will | I | you | about | Erec | tell |
| Êrec | ze | swelhen | zîten | | Erec | at | any | time |
| er | gedâhte | an | vrouwen | Ênîten | | he | thought | about | Lady | Enite |
9184 | sô | starcten | im | ir | minne | | so | strengthened | (for) him | her | love |
| sîn | herze | und | ouch | die | sinne | | his | heart | and | also | (his) | mind |
| daz | er | ouch | mit | niuwer | maht | | (so) that | he | also | with | renewed | strength |
9187 | nâch | manlîcher | tiure | vaht | | for | manly | excellence | fought |
| dô | si | diz | lange | genuoc | getriben | | when | they | this | long | enough | had carried on |
| unde | beide | ganz | beliben | | and | both | unharmed | remained |
9190 | dô | gedâhte | der | grôze | dar | an | | then | thought | the | large (one) | _ | about this |
| mir- | -st | zorn | daz | dirre | kleine | man | | me | (it) | angers | that | this | little | man |
| alsô | lange | vor | mir | wert | | so | long | before | me | has lasted |
9193 | mit | grimme | begreif | er | daz | swert | | with | anger | gripped | he | (his) | sword |
| und | gedâhte | eht | vellen | | and | intended | truly | to fell |
| sînen | kampfgesellen | | his | opponent |
9196 | er | warf | ez | umbe | in | der | hant | | he | turned around | it | _ | in | (his) | hand |
| der | vil | michel | vâlant | | the | very | strong | giant |
| in | kunde | niht | erbarmen | | him | could | no | show mercy |
9199 | sîn | herze | gap | den | armen | | his | heart | gave | (his) | arms |
| krefteclîcher | sterke | genuoc | | powerful | strength | enough |
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