Erec | als | ez | ze | hôchzîten | sol | | just as | it | at a | festival | should be |
250 | nû | reit | er | alsô | wîselôs | | now | rode | he | thus | aimlessly |
| unz | daz | er | verre | vor | im | kôs | | until | (that) | he | far ahead | before | him | noticed |
| ein | altez | gemiure | | an | old | building |
253 | dô | im | dô | sô | tiure | | since | for him | then | so | dear |
| die | herberge | wâren | | _ | lodging | was |
| eins | weges | begunde | er | vâren | | a | road | began | he | to seek (out) |
256 | der | in | dar | brâhte | | which | him | there | brought |
| wan | er | im | gedâhte | | because | he | (to himself) | thought |
| des | nahtes | belîben | dâ | | during the | night | to remain | there |
259 | wan | er | en- | -möhte | anderswâ | | since | he | not | could | elsewhere |
| daz | hûs | er | schouwen | begunde | | the | house | he | to examine | began |
| und | en- | -wânde | daz | er | vunde | | and | not | did think | that | he | would find |
262 | ieman | dar | inne | | anyone | _ | therein |
| daz | vreute | sîne | sinne | | this | pleased | his | attitude |
| er | gedâhte | mîn | dinc | daz | vert | nû | wol | | he | thought | my | affairs | they | go | now | well |
265 | wan | ich | in | einem | winkel | sol | | for | I | in | a | corner | shall |
| belîben | hinne | unz | an | den | tac | | remain | here in | until | _ | _ | day |
| sît | ich | niht | wesen | baz | mac | | since | I | not | be | better | able |
268 | des | gan | man | mir | doch | âne | strît | | this | grant | one | me | surely | without | objection |
| ich | sihe | wol | daz | ez | œde | lît | | I | see | plainly | that | it | empty | lies |
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