Erec | im | ze | sehenne | er | in | sluoc | | (for) him | to | see | he | him | struck |
5488 | und | hiez | in | strîchen | sînen | wec | | and | told | him | to go quickly | (on) his | way |
| wolde | in | Êrec | dannoch | | wanted | him | Erec | still |
| mit | güete | überwunden | hân | | with | kindness | persuaded | to have |
5491 | daz | er | den | ritter | hæte | lân | | that | he | the | knight | (would) | let (be) |
| diu | bete | was | vil | gar | verlorn | | (his) | request | was | most | completely | lost |
| wan | daz | er | reizete | des | risen | zorn | | _ | for only | it | provoked | the | giant's | anger |
5494 | dem | ritter | tâten | si | dô | wê | | (to) the | knight | caused | they | there | pain |
| durch | sînen | haz | wirs | dan | ê | | from | _ | spite | worse | than | before |
| wan | si | en- | -hâten | vorhte | noch | wân | | for | they | (neither) | had | fear | nor | (a) belief |
5497 | daz | er | si | getorste | bestân | | that | he | them | dared | fight |
| und | als | Êrec | der | degen | balt | | and | when | Erec | the | warrior | bold |
| ersach | daz | er | sîn | engalt | | saw | that | he | (because of) him | was suffering |
5500 | daz | muote | in | harte | sêre | | that | distressed | him | very | much |
| nû | entwelte | er | niht | mêre | | now | waited | he | no | longer |
| wan | under- | -n | arm | sluoc | er | | for | under | (his) | arm | set firmly | he |
5503 | mit | guotem | willen | daz | sper | | with | firm | resolve | (his) | lance |
| daz | ros | nam | er | mit | den | sporn | | (his) | horse | stroked | he | with | (his) | spurs |
| an | si | truoc | in | der | zorn | | towards | them | carried | him | (his) | anger |
5506 | daz | huop | si | dannoch | kleine | | that | concerned | them | nevertheless | little |
| wan | daz | der | eine | | except | that | the | one |
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