Erec | wan | si | sîn | unkraft | gesach | | for | she | his | lack of strength | recognized |
6892 | in | den | wec | hielt | er | | in | the | road | stopped | he |
| enmitten | riten | si | dort | her | | meanwhile | rode | they | there | (to) here |
| der | mâne | bôt | in | schœne | naht | | the | moon | offered | them | (a) beautiful | night |
6895 | der | dô | der | wolken | was | endaht | | which | then | (from behind) the | clouds | was | revealed |
| nû | wart | sîn | der | künec | gewar | | now | was | (of) him | the | king | aware |
| wan | er | was | der | vorderst | an | der | schar | | for | he | was | the | foremost | of | the | company |
6898 | er | sach | in | halten | in | den | wec | | he | saw | him | stop | in | the | road |
| nû | bereite | sich | Êrec | | now | prepared | himself | Erec |
| ie | mitten | ze | wer | | _ | in the meantime | for | battle |
6901 | nû | sî | got | der | in | ner | | now | (may it) be | God | who | him | protects |
| waz | welt | ir | daz | der | künec | tuo | | what | do want | you | that | the | king | do |
| wan | er | bereite | sich | ouch | dar | zuo | | except that | he | prepare | himself | also | _ | for it |
6904 | als | er | tjostieren | solde | | as | he | to joust | had |
| ob | er | niht | verzagen | wolde | | if | he | not | become a coward | did wanted to |
| des | ich | in | vil | sicher | sage | | (from) this | I | him | very | safe | pronounce |
6907 | er | en- | -was | doch | niht | ein | zage | | he | _ | was | indeed | not | a | coward |
| daz | bescheinte | er | wol | dâ | | this | proved | he | clearly | here |
| und | ouch | dicke | anderswâ | | and | also | often | elsewhere |
6910 | diu | sper | begunden | si | neigen | | (their) | lances | began | they | to lower (for attack) |
| und | ir | kraft | erzeigen | | and | their | strength | to show |
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