Erec | wan | ez | diente | von | rehte | | because | it (armor) | served | _ | by rights |
3345 | Êrecke | dem | guoten | knehte | | Erec | the | valiant | knight |
| er | kunde- | -s | wol | geniezen | | he | could | (from) it | well | benefit |
| ouch | vluren | si | ir | liezen | | (and) besides | lost | they | their | share |
3348 | Êrecke | was | diu | rede | unkunt | | to Erec | was | (this) | conversation | unknown |
| nû | bereite | sich | einer | dâ | zestunt | | now | prepared (to go) | himself | one (of them) | there | immediately |
| engegen | im | dâ | er | in | sach | | against | him | there where | he | him | saw |
3351 | vil | sorclîchen | ungemach | | a great deal of | troubling | anxiety |
| vrouwe | Ênîte | gewan | | Lady | Enite | received |
| si | gedâhte | warne | ich | mînen | man | | she | thought | (if) warn | I | my | husband |
3354 | sô | briche | ich | aber | sîn | gebot | | then | break | I | again | his | command |
| er | en- | -lât- | -z | durch | êre | noch | durch | got | | he | _ | will forebear | it | (neither) for the sake of | honor | nor | for | God |
| er | en- | -neme | mir | den | lîp | | he | _ | will take | from me | (my) | life |
3357 | ouwê | ich | sældenlôsez | wîp | | alas | (for me) | unfortunate | woman |
| wære | ich | nû | niuwan | tôt | | were | I | now | nothing other than | dead |
| daz | næme | ich | vür | dise | nôt | | this | would take | I | before | this | plight |
3360 | sô | wære | mir | verre | baz | geschehen | | so | were (it) | for me | far | better | _ |
| sol | ich | den | slahen | sehen | | should | I | him | slain | see |
| der | mich | von | grôzer | armuot | | who | me | from | great | poverty |
3363 | ze | vrouwen | schuof | über | michel | guot | | to | (a) lady | raised | over | great | wealth |
| dâ | von | ich | schône | gêret | bin | | _ | whereby | I | greatly | honored | am |
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