Erec | dô | was | dem | andern | dar | zuo | nôt | | there | was (created) | (for) the | other one | _ | thereby | (the) need |
9294 | daz | er | in | zuo | im | vienge | | that | he | him | to | himself | pull (up) |
| doch | des | niht | ergienge | | however | of this | nothing | happened |
| Êrec | sîn | kraft | erzeicte | | Erec | his | strength | showed |
9297 | als | sich | jener | neicte | | when | _ | the other | bent (over) |
| dô | sazte | er | sîn | ahselbein | | then | set | he | his | shoulder |
| daz | ez | an | jenes | brüsten | schein | | (so) that | it | against | the other's | chest | stood |
9300 | sô | daz | er | in | niht | zuo | im | liez | | so | that | he | him | not | to | him | would let |
| vil | vaste | er | in | von | im | stiez | | very | strongly | he | him | from | him | thrust |
| unde | zuhte | in | wider | dan | | and | jerked back | him | _ | then |
9303 | sô | gâhes | daz | der | michel | man | | so | quickly | that | the | big | man |
| sîgen | begunde | | to topple (over) | began |
| von | swære | er | niht | en- | -kunde | | because of | (his) weight | he | not | _ | could |
9306 | sich | erholn | er- | -n | suochte | die | erde | | himself | recover | (so that) he | _ | fell | (to) the | ground |
| hie | beviel | in | der | werde | | at this | pounced | (on) him | the | worthy (one) |
| Êrec | der | wunderære | | Erec | the | worker of wonders |
9309 | machete | im | sô | swære | | made | himself | so | hesvy |
| als | eht | in | wol | luste | | as | truly | him | well | pleased |
| er | kniete | im | ûf | die | bruste | | he | knelt | _ | on | (his) | chest |
9312 | und | gap | im | sô | manegen | stôz | | and | gave | him | so | many | blows |
| daz | jenen | lebennes | verdrôz | | that | that one | of living | despaired |
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