Erec | ûf | den | helm | daz | er | gie | | on | the | helmet | (such) that | he | fell |
849 | von | dem | slage | ûf | diu | knie | | from | the | blow | to | (his) | knees |
| als | vrouwe | Ênîte | daz | ersach | | when | lady | Enite | this | saw |
| grôz | wart | ir | ungemach | | great | was | her | distress |
852 | si | begunde | ir | gesellen | klagen | | she | began | for her | companion | to lament |
| si | wânde | er | wære | erslagen | | she | thought | he | had been | killed |
| und | er | belibe | des | slages | dâ | | and | he | would remain | (from) the | blow | there |
855 | ûf | spranc | er | und | begunde | sâ | | _ | sprang up | he | and | began | at once |
| den | schilt | ze | rücke | wenden | | (his) | shield | to (his) | back | to turn |
| und | gap | ze | beiden | henden | | and | took | in | both | hands |
858 | daz | swert | mit | grimmen | muote | | (his) | sword | with | fierce | determination |
| und | vaht | sam | er | wuote | | and | fought | the same as | he | raged |
| er | machete | in | des | schiltes | bar | | he | made | him | of his | shield | bare |
861 | und | hiu | in | im | von | der | hant | gar | | and | hacked | it | _ | from | (his) | hand | completely |
| des | im | vil | lützel | der | vertruoc | | this | _ | very | little | he | endured |
| der | slac | engegen | slage | sluoc | | he | blow | for | blow | struck |
864 | sît | daz | er | im | entlêch | sîn | guot | | since | that | he | from him | borrowed | his | goods |
| daz | galt | er | als | jener | tuot | | that | repaid | he | as | one | does |
| der | dâ | mêre | entnemen | wil | | who | then | more | borrow | will |
867 | si | beide | spilten | ein | spil | | they | both | played | a | game |
| daz | lîhte | den | man | beroubet | | that | easily | _ | one | robs |
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