Erec| | wan | dâ | verlür | ich | mêre | an | | for | _ | would (have to) lose | I | (even) more | there from |
| 4432 | vil | wol | bewârte | er | ir | daz | | very | well | proved | he | (to) her | that |
| | ein | wênic | trat | er | vürbaz | | a | litte | stepped | he | forward |
| | niht | langer | er | im | vertruoc | | no | longer | he | (from) him | endured (blows) |
| 4435 | ûf | den | helm | er | in | sluoc | | on | (his) | helmet | he | him | struck |
| | daz | der | wênige | man | | (so) that | the | little | man |
| | dâ | durch | ein | wunden | gewan | | _ | thereby | a | wound | became |
| 4438 | und | daz | er | vor | im | gelac | | and | that | he | before | him | lay |
| | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| | hâte | nâch | missetân | | _ | almost | did wrong |
| 4441 | wan | er | wolde | in | erslagen | hân | | for | he | would | him | killed | have |
| | nein | sprach | er | guot | ritter | | no | said | the | brave | knight |
| | durch | dînen | tugenthaften | muot | | for the sake of | your | noble | spirit |
| 4444 | unde | durch | dîn | schœne | wîp | | and | for the sake of | your | beautiful | wife |
| | sô | lâ | mir | den | lîp | | so | spare | me | (my) | life |
| | unde | êre | got | an | mir | | and | honor | God | in | me |
| 4447 | vil | gerne | sicher | ich | dir | | very | willingly | subject (myself) | I | (to) you |
| | nû | emphâch | mich | ze | man | | now | accept | me | as | (your) vassal |
| | und | wizzest | daz | ich | nie | gewan | | and | know | that | I | never | had |
| 4450 | deheinen | herren | mêre | | any | lord | before |
| | wan | daz | dir | diu | êre | | except | that | (to) you | the | honor |
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