Erec | den | schilt | er | im | dar | bôt | | (his) | shield | he | (towards) him | there | held |
5535 | über | den | gienc | doch | diu | nôt | | onto | it | went | then | the | danger |
| swâ | er | den | schilt | erreichte | | wherever | he | the | shield | reached |
| daz | herte | bret | erweichte | | the | hard | wood | gave way |
5538 | daz | ez | sich | wol | endrîzic | kloup | | (so) that | it | _ | completely | (into) thirty (pieces) | splitt |
| unde | hôhe | ûf | stoup | | and | high | _ | flew (up) like dust |
| swaz | dar | gehaft | wære | | what | there | fastened | had been |
5541 | der | kolbe | was | sô | swære | | the | club | was | so | heavy |
| alsô | dicke | und | er | sluoc | | as | often | as | he | struck |
| daz | er | sô | sêre | nider | truoc | | (so) that | it | so | far | _ | went down |
5544 | daz | er | in | sô | kurzer | stunde | | (so) that | he | in | so | short | (a) time |
| in | niht | erziehen | kunde | | it | not | raise up | could |
| ê | er | in | ze | slage | vol | erreit | | before | he | him | to | strike | completely | war ready |
5547 | Êrecken | hete | sîn | snelheit | | Erec | had | his | quickness |
| an | in | und | wider | von | im | getragen | | (up) to | him | and | _ | from | him | taken away |
| alsô | hete | er | in | geslagen | | thus | had | he | him | struck |
5550 | wol | vierstunt | zuo | dem | beine | | indeed | four times | on | (his) | leg |
| ez | en- | -huop | in | nie | sô | kleine | | it | _ | bothered | him | not | (so) | much |
| 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 |
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