Gregorius | daz | si | gebruoder | wæren | | that | they | brothers | were |
1059 | die | muosen | im | beide | | they | had | him | both |
| mit | triuwen | und | mit | eide | | with | pledges | and | with | vows |
| vil | wol | bestæten | daz | | very | well | to affirm | that |
1062 | si | en- | -sageten- | -z | niemer | vürbaz | | they | _ | would speak | (about) it | never | (any) further |
| die | bruoder | wâren | ungelîch | | the | brothers | were | not equal |
| der | eine | was | arm | der | ander | rîch | | the | one | was | poor | the | other | wealthy |
1065 | der | arme | bî | dem | klôster | saz | | the | poor (one) | by | the | monastery | lived |
| der | rîche | wol | hin | dan | baz | | the | rich (one) | well | _ | away | further |
| wol | über | einer | mîle | zil | | well | over | a | mile's | distance (away) |
1068 | der | arme | hete | kinde | vil | | the | poor (one) | had | children | many |
| der | rîche | nie | dehein | kint | gewan | | the | rich (one) | never | any | children | had |
| niuwan | ein | tohter | diu | hete | man | | except | a | daughter | who | had | (a) husband |
1071 | nû | wart | der | abbet | enein | | now | _ | the | abbot | agreed upon |
| vil | guoter | vuoge | mit | den | zwein | | (a) very | good | course (of action) | with | the | two |
| daz | sich | der | ermere | man | | that | (to) himself | the | poorer | one |
1074 | næme | daz | kint | an | | would take on | the | child | _ |
| und | ez | dâ | nâhen | bî | im | züge | | and | it | _ | near | by | him | raise |
| und | den | liuten | alsus | lüge | | and | (to) the | people | thus | lie |
1077 | swer | in | ze | deheiner | stunde | | whoever | him | at | any | time |
| vrâgen | begunde | | to question | began |
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