Erec | ez | en- | -schadet | iu | niht | und | ist | mir | liep | | it | _ | harms | you | not | and | is | (for) me | desirable |
5443 | weder | ist | er | mordære | oder | diep | | either | is | he | (a) murderer | or | (a) thief |
| od | wie | hât | er- | -z | umbe | iuch | verholt | | or | how | has | he | (it) | from | you | earned |
| sô | swære | zuht | die | er | dolt | | such | severe | punishment | which | he | is suffering |
5446 | des | antwurte | im | der | eine | | in response | answered | him | the | one |
| der | ahte | sîn | vrâge | kleine | | who | paid attention | (to) his | question | little |
| nû | waz | hâst- | -û | tumbe | | now | (who) | are | you | fool |
5449 | ze | vrâgen | dar | umbe | | to | ask | _ | about |
| waz | er | uns | habe | getân | | what | he | (to) us | has | done |
| des | en- | -wellen | wir | dich | niht | wizzen | lân | | about this | _ | will | we | you | nothing | know | let |
5452 | rehter | affe | nû | sich | | (real) | monkey | now | see |
| dû | unwirdest | dich | | you | disgrace | yourself |
| daz | dû | vrâgest | alsô | vil | | that | you | ask | so | much |
5455 | daz | dir | niemen | sagen | wil | | which | (to) you | no one | tell | will |
| nû | war | umbe | jagest- | -û | mich | | now | _ | why | are pursuing | you | me |
| Êrec | sprach | herre | nein | ich | | Erec | answered | Sir | no | I (am not) |
5458 | dannoch | redete | er | mit | listen | | nevertheless | spoke | he | with | deliberation |
| und | wânde | in | sô | gevristen | | and | thought | him | so | to delay |
| ich | hôrte | in | rüefen | verre | | I | heard | him | calling out | from afar |
5461 | geloubet | ir | mir | herre | | believe | (you) | me | Sir |
| ich | en- | -hân | ez | niht | durch | übel | getân | | I | _ | have | it | not | in | ill-will | done |
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