Erec | grôz | und | gedigen | was | der | schaft | | thick | and | strong | was | the | shaft |
795 | ouch | hete | er | sînes | lîbes | kraft | | also | had | he | his | own | strength |
| harte | wol | enthalten | dar | | very | well | saved | until then |
| schône | unde | vil | gar | | whole | and | well | prepared |
798 | als | er | daz | sper | ze | hant | genam | | when | he | the | lance | in (his) | hand | took |
| sîn | schilt | im | wol | ze | halse | zam | | his | shield | (he) | properly | against (his) | neck | set |
| er | begunde | ein | wênic | rîten | | he | began | a | little (ways) | to ride out |
801 | ûz | gegen | vrouwen | Ênîten | | _ | towards | lady | Enite |
| dâ | er | si | weinende | sach | | where | he | she | weeping | saw |
| über | des | schiltes | rant | er | sprach | | over | the | shield's | edge | he | spoke |
804 | gehabet | iuch | wol | guot | vrouwe | maget | | fare | _ | well | good | lady | maiden |
| ich | bin | noch | vil | unverzaget | | I | am | yet | very | undaunted |
| iuwer | sorge | sol | sich | enden | | your | worries | shall | _ | end |
807 | daz | ros | begunde | er | wenden | | the | horse | began | he | to turn |
| daz | ez | in | gegen | dem | ritter | truoc | | so that | it | him | towards | the | knight | bore |
| daz | sper | er | under- | -n | arm | sluoc | | (his) | lance | he | under | (his) | arm | set firmly |
810 | der | ritter | im | engegen | kam | | the | knight | him | _ | approached |
| wol | gewarnet | alsam | | well | armed | likewise |
| si | liezen | zesamene | strîchen | | they | _ | _ | (at) one another charged |
813 | alsô | krefteclîchen | | so | powerfully |
| sô | si | meiste | von | ir | sinnen | | as | they | the most | though | their | determination |
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