Erec | diu | wider | den | ritter | sol | geschehen | | which | against | the | knight | shall | take place |
3211 | wan | ich | si | von | êrste | hân | gesehen | | for | I | them | _ | first | _ | saw |
| 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 |
3214 | sîner | habe | ger | ich | niht | mêre | | of his | possessions | desire | I | nothing | more |
| 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 |
3217 | als | im | Êrec | nâhen | kam | | when | to him | Erec | near | came |
| 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 |
3220 | beide | lîp | unde | guot | | both | life | and | prossessions |
| Êrec | durch | sînen | grimmen | muot | | Erec | in | his | grim | mood |
| im | dehein | antwurt | enbôt | | him | no | answer | offered |
3223 | und | stach | in | von | dem | rosse | tôt | | and | thrust | him | from | (his) | horse | dead |
| sîn | geselle | in | wolde | gerochen | hân | | his | companion | him | would | avenged | have |
| dem | wart | alsam | getân | | (but) to him | was | likewise | done |
3226 | in | wâren | bein | und | arme | blôz | | (on) them | were | legs | and | arms | bare |
| des | Êrec | an | dem | sige | genôz | | from this | Erec | in | (his) | victory | profited |
| si | wâren | gewâfent | slehte | | they | were | armed | poorly |
3229 | nâch | roubære | rehte | | in keeping with | robber's | practice |
| daz | was | Êrecke | guot | | this | was | for Erec | good |
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