Erec | des | kam | Êrec | in | vreise | | from this | came | Erec | into | danger |
6872 | dô | si | noch | wâren | verre | | while | they | still | were | far (apart) |
| der | ellende | herre | | the | foreign | lord |
| wart | vil | wol | gewar | | became | very | well | aware |
6875 | der | gewâfenten | schar | | (of) the | armed | troop |
| wan | der | schal | und | der | dôz | | for | the | noise | and | the | clang |
| was | von | den | schilten | grôz | | was | of | the | shields | great |
6878 | er | sprach | ze | vrouwen | Ênîten | | he | said | to | Lady | Enite |
| vrouwe | ich | hœre | rîten | | Lady | I | hear | riding |
| engegen | uns | ein | michel | her | | towards | us | a | great | army |
6881 | nû | en- | -wil | ich | âne | wer | | now | _ | will | I | without | defense |
| alsô | zagelîchen | | thus | cowardly |
| ûz- | -em | wege | niht | entwîchen | | of | the | way | not | get out |
6884 | harte | ringe | ist | mîn | kraft | | very | weak | is | my | strength |
| doch | gibe | ich | in | ritterschaft | | nevertheless | will give | I | them | knightly combat |
| z- | -eteslîcher | mâze | | (in) | some | measure |
6887 | nû | erbeizet | zuo | der | strâze | | now | dismount | to | the | road |
| unz | ir | gesehet | wie- | -z | ergê | | until | you | see | how | it | turns out |
| ich | wæne | der | vrouwen | ê | | I | think | (to) the | lady | before |
6890 | lützel | leider | geschach | | little | (of) more suffering | had happened |
| wan | si | sîn | unkraft | gesach | | for | she | his | lack of strength | recognized |
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