Erec | nû | begunden | si | vehten | | now | began | they | to fight |
4405 | gelîch | zwein | guoten | knehten | | like | two | brave | warriors |
| diz | huop | sich | umbe | einen | mitten | tac | | this | began | _ | about | _ | mid- | -day |
| Êrec | fil | roi | de | Lac | | Erec | fi | roi | de | Lac |
4408 | vorhte | laster | und | den | tôt | | feared | disgrace | and | _ | death |
| den | schilt | er | im | dar | bôt | | (his) | shield | he | (before) him | there | held |
| und | begunde | sich | mit | listen | | and | began | himself | with | clever intentions |
4411 | âne | slege | vristen | | without | (sword) blows | to protect |
| der | gedanc | was | jenem | unerkant | | (his) | intent | was | (to the) other | unknown |
| unde | sluoc | im | von | der | hant | | and | (who) struck | him | to | (his) | hand |
4414 | den | schilt | unz | an | den | riemen | | the | shield | down | to | (his) | straps |
| wande | si | niemen | | because | them | no one |
| ûf | der | heide | dô | schiet | | on | the | heath | then | separated |
4417 | zuo | der | sîten | er- | -n | erriet | | in | (his) | side | he | him | hit |
| und | sluoc | im | eine | wunden | | and | struck | him | a | wound |
| dô | wânde | er | haben | vunden | | then | thought | he | to have | found |
4420 | einen | zagen | an | dem | gaste | | a | coward | in | the | stranger |
| ouch | zwîvelte | vaste | | also | despaired | greatly |
| diu | schœne | vrouwe | Ênîte | | the | beautiful | Lady | enite |
4423 | dô | im | sîn | sîte | | when | (from) him | his | side |
| alsô | sêre | bluote | | very | greatly | bleed |
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