Erec | des | was | zwîvel | under | in | | of this | was | doubt | among | them |
930 | unz | daz | Êrec | der | junge | man | | until | that | Erec | the | young | man |
| begunde | denken | dar | an | | began | to think | _ | on that |
| waz | im | ûf | der | heide | | what | to him | on | the | heath |
933 | ze | schanden | und | ze | leide | | on | disgrace | and | on | harm |
| von | sînem | getwerge | geschach | | from | his | dwarf | happened |
| und | als | er | dar | zuo | ane | sach | | and | when | he | _ | in addition | _ | saw |
936 | die | schœnen | vrouwen | Ênîten | | the | beautiful | lady | Enite |
| daz | half | im | vaste | strîten | | this | helped | him | powerfully | fight |
| wan | dâ | von | gewan | er | dô | | because | _ | from this | gained | he | then |
939 | sîner | krefte | rehte | zwô | | from his | strength | just like | two |
| ûf | den | helm | er | verbant | | on | his | helmet | he | doubled the attack |
| mit | vil | williger | hant | | with | very | willing | hands |
942 | doch | jener | die | besten | würfe | warf | | although | the other | the | best | roll | threw |
| der | kein | zabelære | bedarf | | which | no (other) | player | required |
| dô | half | disen | daz | er- | -n | nie | | then | helped | this one | that | he | him | never |
945 | ûz | den | slegen | komen | lie | | from | the | blows | escape | let |
| und | gewan | ez | eine | wîle | | and | gained | it | for | (a) time |
| sô | sêre | mit | der | île | | very | much | with | (his) | quickness |
948 | unz | er | doch | daz | spil | verlôs | | until | he | nevertheless | the | game | lost |
| und | gelac | vor | im | sigelôs | | and | lay | before | him | defeated |
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