Erec | niender | als | in | der | dicke | | nowhere | as | in | the | thick (of it) |
2628 | dâ | er | muoste | emphâhen | unde | geben | | there | he | had | to receive | and | give |
| man | sach | in | manlîche | leben | | one | saw | him | manly | perform |
| als | er | getjostierte | genuoc | | when | he | had jousted | enough |
2631 | und | mit | dem | swerte | gesluoc | | and | with | the | sword | struck |
| unz | daz | er | muoden | began | | until | that | he | to tire | began |
| durch | ruowe | entweich | von | in | er | dan | | in order to | rest | withdrew | from | them | he | then |
2634 | als | er | von | dem | rosse | gesaz | | when | he | from | (his) | horse | dismounted |
| ein | soldier | nam | daz | | a | mercenary | took | it |
| und | seite | im- | -s | genâde | unde | danc | | and | gave | him | for it | gratitude | and | thanks |
2637 | sîn | ruowe | werte | unlanc | | his | rest | lasted | not long |
| als | er | den | helm | abe | gebant | | when | he | (his) | helmet | _ | undid |
| sîn | knaben | wâren | dâ | zehant | | his | squires | were | there | immediately |
2640 | und | lôsten | im | daz | hüetelîn | | and | loosened | for him | (his) | helmet cap |
| als | er | erküelet | solde | sîn | | so that | he | cooled | scould | be |
| des | im | doch | niht | state | geschach | | this | for him | however | not | (an) opportunity | did arise |
2643 | wan | er | die | sîne | sach | | for | he | those | of his | saw |
| vlühteclîche | entwîchen | | in flight | giving ground |
| und | doch | müezeclîchen | | and | yet | (only) slowly |
2646 | sô | ruhten | si | ie | baz | und | baz | | so | retreated | they | ever | further | and | further |
| nû | begunde | in | bedunken | daz | | now | began | he | to think | that |
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