Erec | wan | ich | si | von | êrste | hân | gesehen | | for | I | them | _ | first | _ | saw |
3212 | ist | daz | ich | im | benim | den | lîp | | (if it) is | that | I | from him | take | (his) | life |
| sô | wil | ich | niuwan | daz | wîp | | then | want | I | only | the | lady |
| sîner | habe | ger | ich | niht | mêre | | of his | possessions | desire | I | nothing | more |
3215 | dô | gewerten | si | in | der | êre | | then | granted | they | him | the | honor |
| den | schilt | er | dô | ze | halse | nam | | (his) | shield | he | then | to (his) | neck | set |
| als | im | Êrec | nâhen | kam | | when | to him | Erec | near | came |
3218 | daz | ros | nam | er | mit | den | sporn | | (his) | horse | stroked | he | with | (his) | spurs |
| er | sprach | herre | ir | habet | verlorn | | he | spoke | Sir | you | have | lost |
| beide | lîp | unde | guot | | both | life | and | prossessions |
3221 | Êrec | durch | sînen | grimmen | muot | | Erec | in | his | grim | mood |
| im | dehein | antwurt | enbôt | | him | no | answer | offered |
| und | stach | in | von | dem | rosse | tôt | | and | thrust | him | from | (his) | horse | dead |
3224 | sîn | geselle | in | wolde | gerochen | hân | | his | companion | him | would | avenged | have |
| dem | wart | alsam | getân | | (but) to him | was | likewise | done |
| in | wâren | bein | und | arme | blôz | | (on) them | were | legs | and | arms | bare |
3227 | des | Êrec | an | dem | sige | genôz | | from this | Erec | in | (his) | victory | profited |
| si | wâren | gewâfent | slehte | | they | were | armed | poorly |
| nâch | roubære | rehte | | in keeping with | robber's | practice |
3230 | daz | was | Êrecke | guot | | this | was | for Erec | good |
| ir | iegelîch | hete | einen | îsenhuot | | of them | each | had | an | iron cap |
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