Erec | er | en- | -wolde | si | niht | mê | sûmen | | he | _ | wanted | it | not | more | to delay |
2791 | er | bat | im | ez | rûmen | | he | requested | (for himself) | it | be cleared |
| daz | sper | er | under- | -n | arm | sluoc | | (his) | lance | he | under | (his) | arm | set |
| guot | wille | si | zesamene | truoc | | (with) good | will | they | together | clashed |
2794 | nû | erriet | er | in | daz | er- | -s | emphant | | now | struck | he | him | so that | he | it | felt |
| z- | -en | vier | nageln | gegen | der | hant | | on | the | four | nails | over against | (his) | hand |
| alsô | sêre | er | in | stach | | so | greatly | he | (against) him | thrust |
2797 | daz | im | daz | vürbüege | brach | | that | he | the | breast harness | broke |
| darmgürtel | und | surzengel | brast | | saddle-girths | and | surcingle | burst |
| sam | ez | wære | ein | vûlez | bast | | just as if | it | were | _ | rotten | bast |
2800 | im | beleip | ein | swachez | phant | | to him | was left | a | poor | security |
| der | zoum | zebrochen | in | der | hant | | the | reins | broken | in | (his) | hands |
| er | viel | dô | im | misselanc | | he | fell | when | to him | misfortune happened |
2803 | von | rosse | wol | drîer | schefte | lanc | | from | (his) horse | (a) good | of three | shafts | (a) length |
| daz | er | in | dem | satel | gesaz | | that | he | in | the | saddle | remained (sitting) |
| vil | sêre | prîste | Êrecken | daz | | very | much | brought praise | to Erec | that |
2806 | wan | er | hâte- | -s | êre | | for | he | had | from it | honor |
| dâ | en- | -was | ze | tuon | niemêre | | there | _ | was | to | do | nothing further |
| nû | hete | der | turnei | ende | | now | had | the | tournament | (an) end |
2809 | âne | missewende | | without | misfortune |
| schiet | diu | massenîe | dan | | departed | the | retinue | from there |
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