Erec | nû | begunde | in | bedunken | daz | | now | began | he | to think | that |
2648 | si | wæren | enschumphieret | nâch | | they | would be | shamefully thrown back | soon |
| ze | rosse | wart | im | alsô | gâch | | to (his) | horse | was | (he) | so | in a hurry |
| daz | er | des | helmes | vergaz | | that | he | (his) | helmet | forgot |
2651 | mit | blôzem | houbete | er | ûf | saz | | with | bare | head | he | _ | mounted |
| von | geschihte | begreif | er | | by | chance | siezed | he |
| beide | schilt | unde | sper | | both | shield | and | lance |
2654 | dô | en- | -wart | niht | langer | gebiten | | there | _ | was | no | longer | delayed |
| schône | kam | er | in | geriten | | splendidly | came | he | _ | riding (back in) |
| mit | sîner | baniere | | with | his | banner |
2657 | wære | er | niht | schiere | | had | he | not | quickly |
| den | sînen | ze | helfe | komen | | to those | of his | in | help | come |
| si | müesten | schaden | hân | genomen | | they | would | loss | have | suffered |
2660 | unde | enschumphieret | sîn | | and | defeated | been |
| daz | was | dar | an | wol | schîn | | this | was | _ | thereon | very | evident |
| si | wâren | alle | entwichen | dan | | (that) they | had | all | retreated | from there |
2663 | ze | wer | enthielt | sich | nieman | | in | defense | placed | themselves | no one |
| von | al | der | massenîe | | from | all | the | retinue |
| niuwan | die | drîe | | none other than | the(se) | three |
2666 | her | Gâwein | der | edel | man | | Sir | Gawein | the | noble | man |
| der | doch | nie | lasters | teil | gewan | | who | yet | never | of dishonor | (any) part | gained |
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