Erec | zwîvelhaft | und | unvrô | | anxious | and | grieving |
6858 | sô | kêrte | der | künec | balde | | so | turned | the | king | quickly |
| engegen | deme | walde | | towards | the | forest |
| daz | er | dem | ellenden | man | | (so) that | he | the | stranger | _ |
6861 | ûz | dem | lande | hulfe | dan | | out (of) | the | land | might help | from there |
| nû | gerieten | si | beide | einen | wec | | now | chose (by chance) | they | both | a | way |
| an | dirre | sîten | Êrec | | on | one | end | Erec |
6864 | unde | jenenthalp | er | | and | on the other side | he |
| der | eine | hin | der | ander | her | | the | one | there | the | other | here |
| daz | si | niht | mohten | bewarn | | (so) | they | not | could | turn (off) |
6867 | si | en- | -müesten | ein | ander | widervarn | | they | _ | had | one | another | to meet |
| alsô | vuocte- | -z | diu | geschiht | | so | had ordained | it | _ | fate |
| nû | en- | -weste | ir | deweder | niht | | now | _ | knew | (of) them | neither | nothing |
6870 | umbe | des | andern | reise | | about | the | others | path |
| des | kam | Êrec | in | vreise | | from this | came | Erec | into | danger |
| dô | si | noch | wâren | verre | | while | they | still | were | far (apart) |
6873 | der | ellende | herre | | the | foreign | lord |
| wart | vil | wol | gewar | | became | very | well | aware |
| der | gewâfenten | schar | | (of) the | armed | troop |
6876 | wan | der | schal | und | der | dôz | | for | the | noise | and | the | clang |
| was | von | den | schilten | grôz | | was | of | the | shields | great |
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