Erec | alsô | dô | vür | kam | | when | then | _ | broke |
2414 | vil | kûme | mitter | tac | | very | hardly | mid- | -day |
| Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| der | wâfente | sich | sâ | | he | armed | himself | immediately |
2417 | ê | iemen | anderswâ | | before | anyone (else) | anywhere |
| daz | er | die | êrsten | tjost | næme | | so that | he | the | first | joust | might take (part in) |
| und | in | vür | kæme | | and | (of) those | _ | get ahead |
2420 | swâ | er | des | state | vunde | | wherever | he | for this | opportunity | found |
| nû | wâren | ouch | z- | -er | stunde | | now | had | also | at | the | (same) time |
| vür | komen | ûf | den | selben | muot | | _ | come (out) | with | the | same | intention |
2423 | gesellen | zwêne | ritter | guot | | (of) companions | two | knights | fine |
| und | als | si | in | gesâhen | | and | when | they | him | saw |
| zuo | im | begunden | si | gâhen | | to | him | began | they | to go |
2426 | ûf | vil | gewissen | sin | | with | (a) very | definite | purpose |
| der | ein | tjostierte | wider | in | | the | one | jousted | with | him |
| den | selben | er | von | dem | rosse | stach | | the | same | he | from | (his) | horse | thrust |
2429 | dem | andern | alsam | geschach | | to the | other | the same | happened |
| ir | rosse | er | niene | ruochte | | their | horses | he | never | bothered (with) |
| wan | daz | er | vürbaz | suochte | | _ | instead | he | further | sought |
2432 | ritterschefte | mêre | | knightly contests | more |
| dô | geviel | im | diu | êre | | there | fell | to him | the | honor |
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