Erec | ûf | warf | er | daz | gewant | | _ | threw back | he | (his) | cloak |
4708 | und | ervuorte | daz | swert | | and | drew | (his) | sword |
| wan | er- | -s | wol | wære | wert | | for | he | (of) it | certainly | were | deserving |
| sô | wolde | er | dem | argen | zagen | | so | would | he | the | worthless | coward |
4711 | die | hant | hân | abe | geslagen | | (his) | hand | have | _ | cut off |
| dô | zuhte | er | si | enzît | | then | withdrew | he | it | in time |
| unde | vlôch | âne | strît | | and | fled | without | (a) fight |
4714 | swie | er | ûf | Wintwaliten | | although | he | on | Wintwalite |
| dem | besten | rosse | wære | geriten | | the | finest | horse | was | riding |
| daz | ie | ritter | gewan | | which | ever | (a) knight | owned |
4717 | alsô | seine | kêrte | er | dan | | so | slowly | turned | he | then |
| rehte | an | die | widervart | | directly | onto | the | way back |
| von | Êrecke | er | ervolget | wart | | (that) by | Erec | er | overtaken | was |
4720 | und | als | er | rehte | daz | gesach | | and | when | he | clearly | that | saw |
| als | ez | im | ze | heile | geschach | | as | it | (for his) | _ | good fortune | happened |
| daz | er | was | gewæfens | blôz | | that | he | was | of armour | bare |
4723 | wie | wol | her | Keiîn | genôz | | how | well | Sir | Kei | benefited |
| der | tugent | die | Êrec | hâte | | (from) the | virtue | which | Erec | had |
| vil | wunderlîchen | drâte | | most | wonderously | quickly |
4726 | daz | sper | er | umbe | kêrte | | (his) | lanze | he | _ | turned around |
| daz | er | in | niht | versêrte | | (so) that | he | him | not | would injure |
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