Erec | er | en- | -slüege- | -z | im | ze | jungest | abe | | (until) he | _ | cut off | it | (of) him | _ | finally | _ |
5553 | dô | der | ungevüege | knabe | | when | the | hugh | fellow |
| begunde | sîgen | ûf | diu | knie | | began | to sink | to | (his) | knees |
| Êrec | im | vaste | zuo | gie | | Erec | (at) him | powerfully | _ | sprung |
5556 | dannoch | vaht | der | vâlant | | nevertheless | fought | the | devil |
| mit | unverzageter | hant | | with | (an) undaunted | hand |
| er | sluoc | sô | manegen | grimmen | slac | | he | struck | so | many | fierce | blows |
5559 | daz | uns | wol | wundern | mac | | that (it) | us | well | wonder | might |
| daz | Êrec | vor | im | genas | | that | Erec | _ | him | survived |
| wan | daz | der | mit | im | was | | except | that | the one | with | him | was |
5562 | der | Dâvîde | gap | die | kraft | | (He) who | David | gave | the | strength |
| daz | er | wart | sigehaft | | that | he | was | victorious |
| an | dem | risen | Gôlîâ | | over | the | giant | Goliath |
5565 | der | half | ouch | im | des | siges | dâ | | He | helped | also | him | (to) | victory | here |
| daz | er | in | mit | gewalte | | (so) that | he | him | with | force |
| volle | gevalte | | completely | fell |
5568 | und | im | daz | houbet | abe | sluoc | | and | him | (his) | head | _ | cut off |
| dô | was | dâ | vehtens | genuoc | | then | was | there | (of) fighting | enough |
| als | Êrec | den | sige | gewan | | by the time | Erec | the | victory | had gained |
5571 | dô | hâte | den | gevangen | man | | then | had | the | captive | man |
| daz | ros | in | den | walt | getragen | | (his) | horse | into | the | forest | carried |
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