Erec | begunden | ir | ambtes | lougen | | began | their | duty | to deny |
9216 | daz | er | gehôrte | noch | gesach | | (so) that | he | (neither) could hear | nor | could see |
| wan | daz | daz | swert | enzwei | brach | | if not | that | the | sword | in two | had broken |
| ez | wære | gewesen | sîn | ende | | it | would have | been | his | end |
9219 | vil | schiere | der | ellende | | very | quickly | the | stranger |
| sîne | kraft | herwider | gewan | | his | strength | again | regained |
| daz | er | gesach | und | sich | versan | | (so) that | he | could see | and | _ | could think |
9222 | und | gehôrte | alsam | ouch | ê | | and | could hear | as | also | before |
| schade | und | schame | tete | im | wê | | disgrace | and | shame | caused | him | pain |
| daz | sîn | ie | dehein | man | | that | (over) him | ever | any | man |
9225 | selhe | oberhant | gewan | | such | (an) upper hand | gained |
| daz | er | von | sîner | meisterschaft | | that | he | because of | his | superiority |
| in | sô | grôze | unkraft | | into | such | great | powerlessness |
9228 | sînes | lîbes | was | komen | | (over) his | body | had | come |
| des | wart | râche | hie | genomen | | for this | was | revenge | here | taken |
| der | gedanc | an | sîn | schœne | wîp | | the | thought | of | his | beautiful | wife |
9231 | der | kreftigete | im | den | lîp | | which | strengthened | (for) him | (his) | life |
| sînen | schaden | begunde | er | anden | | his | disgrace | began | he | to avenge |
| und | gap | ze | beiden | handen | | and | took | in | both | hands |
9234 | daz | swert | mit | grimmen | muote | | (his) | sword | with | grim | determination |
| und | vaht | im | nâch | dem | bluote | | and | fought | him | to (cause) | _ | blood |
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