Erec | des | im | doch | niht | state | geschach | | this | for him | however | not | (an) opportunity | did arise |
2643 | wan | er | die | sîne | sach | | for | he | those | of his | saw |
| vlühteclîche | entwîchen | | in flight | giving ground |
| und | doch | müezeclîchen | | and | yet | (only) slowly |
2646 | sô | ruhten | si | ie | baz | und | baz | | so | retreated | they | ever | further | and | further |
| nû | begunde | in | bedunken | daz | | now | began | he | to think | that |
| si | wæren | enschumphieret | nâch | | they | would be | shamefully thrown back | soon |
2649 | ze | rosse | wart | im | alsô | gâch | | to (his) | horse | was | (he) | so | in a hurry |
| daz | er | des | helmes | vergaz | | that | he | (his) | helmet | forgot |
| mit | blôzem | houbete | er | ûf | saz | | with | bare | head | he | _ | mounted |
2652 | von | geschihte | begreif | er | | by | chance | siezed | he |
| beide | schilt | unde | sper | | both | shield | and | lance |
| dô | en- | -wart | niht | langer | gebiten | | there | _ | was | no | longer | delayed |
2655 | schône | kam | er | in | geriten | | splendidly | came | he | _ | riding (back in) |
| mit | sîner | baniere | | with | his | banner |
| wære | er | niht | schiere | | had | he | not | quickly |
2658 | den | sînen | ze | helfe | komen | | to those | of his | in | help | come |
| si | müesten | schaden | hân | genomen | | they | would | loss | have | suffered |
| unde | enschumphieret | sîn | | and | defeated | been |
2661 | daz | was | dar | an | wol | schîn | | this | was | _ | thereon | very | evident |
| si | wâren | alle | entwichen | dan | | (that) they | had | all | retreated | from there |
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