Erec | vil | selten | geschach | im | daz | | very | seldom | happened | to him | that |
774 | diu | tjost | wart | sô | krefteclich | | the | joust | was | so | powerful |
| daz | diu | ros | hinder | sich | | that | the | horses | behind | themselves |
| an | die | hehsen | gesâzen | | on | the | haunches | sat |
777 | der | muote | was | erlâzen | | (from such a) | charge | was | spared |
| der | ritter | Îdêrs | unz | an | die | stunt | | the | knight | Iders | until | _ | (this) | time |
| diu | wart | im | sît | garwe | kunt | | it | was | to him | since | completely | clear |
780 | der | schefte | vlugen | in | von | der | hant | | the | shafts | flew | _ | from | (their) | hands |
| zebrochen | über | des | schiltes | rant | | splintered | ove | ther | shield's | edges |
| dô | von | in | gelîche | | _ | of this | for them | (both) the same |
783 | vil | harte | lobelîche | | very | (greatly) | praiseworthy |
| wol | diu | vünfte | tjost | ergie | | well | the | fifth | joust | passed |
| daz | ir | deweder | vervâlte | nie | | that | of them | neither | failed | (n)ever |
786 | wan | daz | si | diu | sper | ûf | stâchen | | rather | (that) | they | (their) | lances | _ | thrust |
| daz | si | gar | zebrâchen | | so that | they | completely | splintered |
| dô | en- | -hete | ir | Êrec | niht | mêre | | then | _ | had | of these | Erec | nothing | more |
789 | des | gesûmte | er | sich | sêre | | because of this | was delayed | he | _ | greatly |
| doch | hete | er | daz | alte | sper | | yet | had | he | (an) | old | lance |
| sînes | swehers | gehalten | her | | of his | father-in-law | held back | at this point |
792 | unz | an | die | jungesten | vart | | until | (on) | the | final | charge |
| dar | umbe | hete | er- | -z | dar | gespart | | _ | for this reason | had | he | it | until then | spared |
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