Erec | bî | der | hant | er | si | vienc | | by | (her) | hand | he | her | took |
6689 | vil | genôte | er | suochende | gienc | | very | urgently | he | seeking | went |
| unz | daz | er | sîn | îsengewant | | until | that | he | his | armor |
| ouch | schilt | unde | sper | vant | | also | shield | and | lance | found |
6692 | und | wâfente | sich | als | ê | | and | armed | himself | as | before |
| sam | im | nie | würde | wê | | as if | (he) | never | was | injured |
| sîner | rosse | vant | er | niht | | his | horses | did find | he | not |
6695 | ouwê | dirre | geschiht | | alas | this | happening |
| suln | wir | nû | ze | vuoze | gân | | must | we | now | on | foot | go |
| daz | haben | wir | selten | ê | getân | | this | have | we | seldom | before | done |
6698 | nû | müeze | got | gesenden | | now | may | God | send |
| disen | ellenden | | these | (poor) strangers |
| Êrecke | und | Ênîten | | Erec | and | Enite |
6701 | ros | dâ | si | ûfe | rîten | | (a) horse | there | they | _ | might ride |
| als | er | der | rosse | nie- | -ne | vant | | when | he | the | horses | not | _ | did find |
| nû | tete | er | als | im | was | gewant | | then | did | he | as | (for) him | was | appropriate |
6704 | sînen | schilt | nam | er | | his | shield | took | he |
| und | in | die | winstern | hant | daz | sper | | and | in | (his) | left | hand | (his) | lance |
| an | sîner | zesewen | sîten | | at | his | right | side |
6707 | vuorte | er | vrouwen | Ênîten | | led | he | Lady | Enite |
| und | gâhte | vür | daz | bürgetor | | and | hurried | out | the | castle gate |
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