Erec | des | wart | vil | guot | diu | ritterschaft | | in this | were | very | good | the | knights |
2457 | daz | ietwederhalp | ir | kraft | | (in) that | on each side | their | strength |
| wac | vol | gelîche | | weighted | very much | alike |
| dô | wart | ritterlîche | | there | was | knightly |
2460 | genuoc | getjostieret | | enough | jousting |
| und | wol | gepunieret | | and | fine | charging |
| und | geslagen | mit | dem | swerte | | and | blows | with | _ | swords |
2463 | die | wîle | der | turnei | werte | | _ | as long as | the | tournament | lasted |
| Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| grôzer | unmuoze | phlac | | great | energy | exhibited |
2466 | swer | im | gewartet | solde | hân | | who | him | look for | should | _ |
| der | en- | -dorfte | diu | ougen | niht | ruowen | lân | | he | _ | could | (his) | eyes | not | rest | let |
| man | sach | in | dort | unde | hie | | one | saw | him | there | and | here |
2469 | baz | turnierte | ritter | nie | | better | tournied | (a) knight | never |
| si | nâmen | alle | sîn | eines | war | | they | noticed | all | him | alone | _ |
| er | was | ie | der | êrste | dar | | he | was | always | the | first | there |
2472 | und | der | jungeste | dan | | and | the | last | away |
| Êrec | den | prîs | gewan | | Erec | the | prize | won |
| des | âbendes | ze | beiden | sîten | | this | evening | from | both | sides |
2475 | des | jâhen | si | âne | strîten | | this | agreed | they | without | dissent |
| er | reit | unz | im | diu | naht | benam | | he | rode | until | him | the | night | stopped |
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