Erec | wan | daz | er | reizete | des | risen | zorn | | _ | for only | it | provoked | the | giant's | anger |
5494 | dem | ritter | tâten | si | dô | wê | | (to) the | knight | caused | they | there | pain |
| durch | sînen | haz | wirs | dan | ê | | from | _ | spite | worse | than | before |
| wan | si | en- | -hâten | vorhte | noch | wân | | for | they | (neither) | had | fear | nor | (a) belief |
5497 | daz | er | si | getorste | bestân | | that | he | them | dared | fight |
| und | als | Êrec | der | degen | balt | | and | when | Erec | the | warrior | bold |
| ersach | daz | er | sîn | engalt | | saw | that | he | (because of) him | was suffering |
5500 | daz | muote | in | harte | sêre | | that | distressed | him | very | much |
| nû | entwelte | er | niht | mêre | | now | waited | he | no | longer |
| wan | under- | -n | arm | sluoc | er | | for | under | (his) | arm | set firmly | he |
5503 | mit | guotem | willen | daz | sper | | with | firm | resolve | (his) | lance |
| daz | ros | nam | er | mit | den | sporn | | (his) | horse | stroked | he | with | (his) | spurs |
| an | si | truoc | in | der | zorn | | towards | them | carried | him | (his) | anger |
5506 | daz | huop | si | dannoch | kleine | | that | concerned | them | nevertheless | little |
| wan | daz | der | eine | | except | that | the | one |
| von | unwirde | versûmte | sich | | out of | disdain | delayed | _ |
5509 | unz | daz | im | ein | sperstich | | until | that | him | a | lance thrust |
| engegen | in | sîn | houbet | kam | | towards | into | his | head | came |
| der | im | ein | ouge | benam | | which | (from) him | an | eye | took (out) |
5512 | der | stich | ergie | mit | selher | kraft | | the | thrust | went | with | such | force |
| daz | im | wol | ellenlanc | der | schaft | | that | (from) him | indeed | incredibly longh | the | shaft |
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