Erec | dar | nâch | ergrîfent | si | den | list | | _ | afterwards | acquire | they | the | good sense |
1327 | daz | si | wol | wizzen | waz | in | guot | ist | | that | they | well | know | what | for them | good | is |
| und | daz | in | liep | wære | | and | that what | for them | dear | would be |
| daz | si | nû | dunket | swære | | what | to them | now | appears | difficult |
1330 | unde | daz | si | næmen | | and | that | they | would take |
| swâ | si | sîn | reht | bekæmen | | wherever | they | _ | rightly | received |
| einen | süezen | kus | vür | einen | slac | | a | sweet | kiss | over | a | blow |
1333 | und | guote | naht | vür | übeln | tac | | and | (a) good | night | over | (a) bad | day |
| dô | bat | in | der | herzoge | Îmâin | | then | requested | of him | _ | duke | Imain |
| daz | er | die | naht | geruochte | sîn | | that | he | the | night | willing | would be |
1336 | mit | im | durch | alle | minne | | with | him | in | all | affection |
| mit | sîner | vriundinne | | with | his | lady-love |
| und | bat- | -s | ouch | den | geswîen | | and | requested | this | also | of (his) | brother-in-law |
1339 | des | begunde | in | Êrec | verzîhen | | of this | began | ihm | Erec | (politely) to refuse |
| sus | antwurte | er | im | dô | | so | answered | he | him | then |
| herre | wie | tæte | ich | danne | sô | | sir | how | (could) | I | then | so |
1342 | solde | ich | mînen | wirt | lân | | should | I | my | host | abandon |
| der | mir | vil | guotes | hât | getân | | who | me | so much | good | has | done |
| er | emphienc | mich | gester | | he | received | me | yesterday |
1345 | er | und | iuwer | swester | | he | and | your | sister |
| in | grôzer | unkünde | wol | | in | great | lack of acquaintance | certainly |
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