Erec | der | was | Roiderodes | genant | | who | was | Roiderodes | called |
2772 | daz | er | tjostieren | wolde | | that | he | joust | would |
| ob- | -z | mit | vride | wesen | solde | | if | it | in | peace | be | would |
| des | was | Êrec | vil | vrô | | with this | was | Erec | very | happy |
2775 | vride | gelobete | er | im | dô | | peace | promised | he | him | then |
| engegen | im | er | ze | velde | reit | | towards | him | he | onto the | field | rode |
| wan | er | an | sîner | manheit | | for | he | of | his | valor |
2778 | was | vil | unerværet | | was | very | confident |
| daz | hâte | er | dicke | bewæret | | this | had | he | often | proven |
| zuo | ein | ander | was | in | ger | | to go at | one | another | were | they | eager |
2781 | âne | vælen | zwelf | sper | | without | fail | twelve | lances |
| vertete | ir | ietweder | dâ | | used up | of them | both | there |
| nû | erbeizete | von | rosse | sâ | | now | dismounted | from (his) | horse | immediately |
2784 | der | tugenthafte | Êrec | | the | virtuous | Erec |
| unde | gap | daz | enwec | | and | gave | it | away |
| ûf | daz | vünfte | er | dô | saz | | onto | the | fifth | he | then | mounted |
2787 | bereite | was | ime | daz | | ready | was | for him | it |
| sîn | ernest | des | gedâhte | | his | determination | on this | thought |
| daz | er | ouch | volbrâhte | | (that) what | he | also | concluded |
2790 | er | en- | -wolde | si | niht | mê | sûmen | | he | _ | wanted | it | not | more | to delay |
| er | bat | im | ez | rûmen | | he | requested | (for himself) | it | be cleared |
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