Erec | daz | ieman | des | möhte | jehen | | that | no one | _ | could | claim |
829 | daz | im | diu | schande | wære | geschehen | | that | to him | _ | dishonor | had | happened |
| daz | er | in | ligende | hete | erslagen | | because | he | him | laying | had | slain |
| er | wolde | bezzer | wort | bejagen | | he | wanted | better | words | to win |
832 | er | erbeizte | und | hiez | in | ûf | stân | | he | dismounted | and | ordered | him | _ | to stand up |
| zesamene | liezen | si | dar | gân | | _ | _ | they | there | (at) one another charged |
| dô | sach | man | si | vehten | | then | saw | one | them | fighting |
835 | gelîch | zwein | guoten | knehten | | like | two | fine | warriors |
| daz | viur | in | ûz | den | helmen | vlouc | | such that | sparks | _ | from | (their) | helmets | flew |
| si | vâhten | als | den | liuten | touc | | they | fought | just as | _ | people | do |
838 | dies | diu | grimme | nôt | gebat | | for which | _ | dire | need | demands |
| wan | si | hâten | gesat | | because | they | had | placed |
| umbe | den | sige | vil | hôhez | phant | | upon | _ | victory | very | high | price |
841 | ez | galt | ze | gebenne | dâ | zehant | | it | was (at stake) | to | give | _ | at that moment |
| minner | noch | mêre | | (no) less | nor | (no) more |
| wan | beide | lîp | und | êre | | than | both | life | and | honor |
844 | dem | tâten | si | vil | gelîch | | for them | acted | they | much | in the same manner |
| ir | vehten | was | manlîch | | their | fighting | was | manly |
| des | triben | si | vil | und | genuoc | | this | continued | they | greatly | and | sufficiently |
847 | unz | daz | Îdêrs | Êrecken | sluoc | | until | (that) | Iders | Erec | struck |
| ûf | den | helm | daz | er | gie | | on | the | helmet | (such) that | he | fell |
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