Erec | dô | gedâhte | der | grôze | dar | an | | then | thought | the | large (one) | _ | about this |
9191 | 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 |
| mit | grimme | begreif | er | daz | swert | | with | anger | gripped | he | (his) | sword |
9194 | und | gedâhte | eht | vellen | | and | intended | truly | to fell |
| sînen | kampfgesellen | | his | opponent |
| er | warf | ez | umbe | in | der | hant | | he | turned around | it | _ | in | (his) | hand |
9197 | der | vil | michel | vâlant | | the | very | strong | giant |
| in | kunde | niht | erbarmen | | him | could | no | show mercy |
| sîn | herze | gap | den | armen | | his | heart | gave | (his) | arms |
9200 | krefteclîcher | sterke | genuoc | | powerful | strength | enough |
| mit | guotem | willen | er | ez | sluoc | | with (a) | strong | will | he | it | struck |
| ûf | den | helm | er | in | erriet | | on | (his) | helmet | he | him | struck |
9203 | dâ | die | swarte | daz | mittel | schiet | | where | the | scalp | the | middle | divides |
| und | sluoc | ez | alsô | vaste | | and | struck | it | so | powerfully |
| daz | von | dem | slage | erglaste | | (so) that | from | the | blow | flashed |
9206 | ein | breitiu | vlamme | viurîn | | a | broad | flame | fiery |
| daz | daz | viur | möhte | sîn | | that | the | fire | could | have |
| gevangen | mit | einem | schoube | | been caught | by | a | bundle of straw |
9209 | got | lône | im | der- | -z | geloube | | (may) God | reward | him | who | it | believes |
| wan | ich | niht | dr- | -umbe | geswern | mac | | for | I | not | _ | to it | swear | can |
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