Erec | rechen | mit | den | swerten | | to avenge | with | (their) | swords |
4223 | vil | unlange | die | werten | | very | not long | they | lasted |
| sehse | er | ir | ze | tôde | sluoc | | six | he | of them | to | death | struck |
| den | was | vehtennes | genuoc | | (for) them | had had | (of) (the) fighting | enough |
4226 | die | andern | wâren | alle | zagen | | the | others | were | all | cowards |
| die | vluhen | âne | nâch | jagen | | they | fleed | without | _ | pursuit |
| dô | was | des | strîtes | ende | | then | was | (to) the | fight | (an) end |
4229 | âne | missewende | | without | misfortune |
| reit | der | ritter | Êrec | | rode | the | knight | Erec |
| vil | drâte | den | wec | | very | quickly | (on) (his) | way |
4232 | er | sprach | herre | got | der | guote | | he | spoke | Lord | God | the | Merciful |
| habe | mich | in | dîner | huote | | keep | me | in | your | care |
| und | hilf | mir | âne | schande | | and | help | me | without | disgrace |
4235 | von | disem | lande | | from | this | land |
| wirt | ez | dem | lantvolke | kunt | | (if) becomes | it | (to) the | local people | known |
| daz | ziuhet | mir | allez | nâch | zestunt | | (for) that | will pursue | me | everyone | _ | immediately |
4238 | und | slahent | mich | des | ist | unlanc | | and | slay | me | this | is | not long |
| vergebene | was | doch | der | gedanc | | groundless | was | however | the | thought |
| wan | ez | nieman | vernam | | because | it | no one | heard (about) |
4241 | ê | er | vol | ûz | dem | walde | kam | | before | he | completely | from | the | forest | had come (out) |
| daz | was | sîn | grôziu | sælekeit | | this | was | his | great | blessing |
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