Erec | Ênîte | und | der | künec | guot | | Enite | and | the | king | good |
8880 | umbe | den | herren | Êrecken | | for | _ | Lord | Erec |
| in | wîste | vür | die | stecken | | him | directed | before | the | poles |
| der | wirt | selbe | mit | der | hant | | the | host | himself | with | (his) | hand |
8883 | ûf | einen | stîc | den | er | dâ | vant | | onto | a | path | which | he | there | found |
| der | was | grasic | und | niht | breit | | which | was | grassy | and | not | wide |
| si | beliben | alle | er | eine | reit | | they | remained (behind) | all | he | alone | rode (further) |
8886 | ich | en- | -weiz | wie | ez | im | ergie | | I | not | do know | how | it | (for) him | might turn out |
| ez | en- | -was | eht | ritter | nie | | there | _ | was | truly | (a) knight | never |
| mê | guntrœstet | dan | er | wart | | more | uneasy | than | he | was |
8889 | er | vuor | ein | angestlîche | vart | | he | traveled | a | dangerous | path |
| des | trûrte | sîn | geselleschaft | | therefore | were saddened | his | companions |
| nû | bewar | eht | in | diu | gotes | kraft | | now | may protect | truly | him | _ | God's | power |
8892 | daz | im | der | lîp | belîbe | | (so) that | (for) him | (his) | life | remains |
| des | helfet | sînem | wîbe | | (in) this | help | his | wife |
| durch | got | biten | alle | | to | God | to pray | all |
8895 | daz | im | der | sige | gevalle | | that | (to) him | the | victory | falls |
| hin | reit | der | künec | Êrec | | there | rode | _ | King | Erec |
| eine | den | grasigen | wec | | alone | the | grassy | path |
8898 | wol | drîer | rosseloufe | lanc | | well | three | horse-charges | long |
| durch | bluomen | und | durch | vogelsanc | | through | flowers | and | through | (the) singing of birds |
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