Erec | er | erbeizte | und | hiez | in | ûf | stân | | he | dismounted | and | ordered | him | _ | to stand up |
833 | zesamene | liezen | si | dar | gân | | _ | _ | they | there | (at) one another charged |
| dô | sach | man | si | vehten | | then | saw | one | them | fighting |
| gelîch | zwein | guoten | knehten | | like | two | fine | warriors |
836 | daz | viur | in | ûz | den | helmen | vlouc | | such that | sparks | _ | from | (their) | helmets | flew |
| si | vâhten | als | den | liuten | touc | | they | fought | just as | _ | people | do |
| dies | diu | grimme | nôt | gebat | | for which | _ | dire | need | demands |
839 | wan | si | hâten | gesat | | because | they | had | placed |
| umbe | den | sige | vil | hôhez | phant | | upon | _ | victory | very | high | price |
| ez | galt | ze | gebenne | dâ | zehant | | it | was (at stake) | to | give | _ | at that moment |
842 | minner | noch | mêre | | (no) less | nor | (no) more |
| wan | beide | lîp | und | êre | | than | both | life | and | honor |
| dem | tâten | si | vil | gelîch | | for them | acted | they | much | in the same manner |
845 | ir | vehten | was | manlîch | | their | fighting | was | manly |
| des | triben | si | vil | und | genuoc | | this | continued | they | greatly | and | sufficiently |
| unz | daz | Îdêrs | Êrecken | sluoc | | until | (that) | Iders | Erec | struck |
848 | ûf | den | helm | daz | er | gie | | on | the | helmet | (such) that | he | fell |
| von | dem | slage | ûf | diu | knie | | from | the | blow | to | (his) | knees |
| als | vrouwe | Ênîte | daz | ersach | | when | lady | Enite | this | saw |
851 | grôz | wart | ir | ungemach | | great | was | her | distress |
| si | begunde | ir | gesellen | klagen | | she | began | for her | companion | to lament |
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