Erec | und | îlte | in | vil | sêre | nâ | | and | hurried after | them | very | quickly | _ |
5380 | unz | er | si | begunde | sehen | an | | until | he | them | could | see | _ |
| nû | heten | die | zwêne | grôzen | man | | now | had | the | two | hugh | men |
| weder | schilt | noch | sper | | neither | shield | nor | lance |
5383 | noch | swert | alsô | er | | nor | sword | as | he |
| des | er | von | rehte | genôz | | (from) this | he | _ | justly | benefited |
| wâfens | wâren | si | blôz | | of armor | were | they | bare |
5386 | waz | ir | wer | wære | | what | their | protection | was |
| zwêne | kolben | swære | | two | clubs | heavy |
| grôze | unde | lange | | large | and | long |
5389 | den | wâren | die | stange | | (on) them | were | the | shafts |
| mit | îsen | beslagen | | with | iron | plated |
| ez | möhte | doch | einen | zagen | | it | would | indeed | a | coward |
5392 | immer | mêre | vergân | | ever | more | forgo |
| daz | er | getorste | si | bestân | | that | he | dared | them | do battle with |
| ouch | vuorten | die | unguoten | | also | carried | the | evil (ones) |
5395 | zwô | geiselruoten | | two | whips |
| mit | vingergrôzen | strangen | | with | finger-thick | lashes |
| den | si | dâ | heten | gevangen | | (the) one | they | there | had | taken prisoner |
5398 | den | triben | si | dâ | mite | | him | drove | they | _ | with these |
| nâch | vreislîchem | site | | with | terrible | behavior |
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