Erec | als | einem | ritter | gezam | | as | for a | knight | is fitting |
2568 | wâpenroc | und | krône | | surcoat | and | crown |
| machete | in | ûz | schône | | indentified | him | _ | splendidly |
| unde | sô | daz | dâ | zehant | | and | so | that | there | immediately |
2571 | dehein | ritter | was | sô | verre | erkant | | no | knight | was | so | at a distance | recognized |
| kam | hin | vür | sô | verre | | advanced | ahead | _ | so | far |
2574 | daz | er | tjostierens | state | gewan | | so that | he | (for) jousting | space | found |
| engegen | in | reit | ein | vrum | man | | at | him | rode | a | valiant | man |
| der | hôchvertige | Landô | | the | proud | Lando |
2577 | sûmte | tjostierens | si | dô | | withheld | (from) jousting | them | then |
| der | hete- | -z | vor- | -des | âne | wân | | he | had | _ | _ | before | without | doubt |
| alsô | dicke | wol | getân | | so | often | well | done |
2580 | daz | man | in | nande | | that | one | him | named |
| z- | -em | besten | in | sînem | lande | | among | the | best | in | his | land |
| Êrecke | dô | sô | wol | geschach | | Erec | then | so | well | succeeded |
2583 | daz | er | in | von | dem | rosse | stach | | that | he | him | from | (his) | horse | thrust |
| er | urborte | sich | sêre | | he | exerted | himself | greatly |
| wan | dannoch | vertete | er | mêre | | for | in addition | used up | he | more (than) |
2586 | zwelf | sper | enzwischen | den | scharn | | twelve | lances | between | the | parties |
| des | muoste | in | sîn | grôz | tuht | bewarn | | in this | had | him | his | great | ability | to protect |
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