Erec | nû | rûmte | man | in- | -z | zestunt | | now | cleared | one | for them | _ | at once |
756 | z- | -einem | wîten | ringe | | _ | a | large | ring |
| Êrecke | dem | jungelinge | | Erec | the | young man |
| gezam | vil | wol | sîn | ritterschaft | | was suited | vey | well | (by) his | knightly nature |
759 | sîn | ellen | gap | im | grôze | kraft | | his | courage | gave | him | great | strength |
| si | ruorte | beide | ein | grôzer | zorn | | they | moved | both | a | great | anger |
| diu | ros | si | nâmen | mit | den | sporn | | the | horses | they | took | with | _ | spurs |
762 | dô | sach | man | schenkel | vliegen | | there | saw | one | shanks | flying |
| dô | begunde | jenen | triegen | | there | began | that (other) one | to deceive |
| sîn | hôchvertiger | wân | | his | arrogant | attitude |
765 | er | wânde | ein | kint | bestanden | hân | | he | thought | a | child | to battle with | have |
| zesamene | liezen | si | strîchen | | _ | _ | they | at one another charged |
| dô | bevant | er | wærlîchen | | then | found | he | truly |
768 | daz | Êrec | degenes | ellen | truoc | | that | Erec | of a warrior | (the) courage | bore |
| mit | der | tjost | er | im | sluoc | | in | the | joust | he | him | struck |
| den | schilt | an | daz | houbet | | the | shield | against | the | helmet |
771 | dâ | von | wart | er | betoubet | | there | from | was | he | stunned |
| daz | er | kûme | gesaz | | (so) that | he | scarcely | sat |
| 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 |
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