Erec | welh | ze | Britanje | in | daz | lant | | which | (of) | Britanje | to | the | land |
7815 | gienge | daz | was | in | unerkant | | went | that | was | (to) them | unknown |
| die | rehten | strâze | si | vermiten | | the | right | road | they | did not take |
| die | baz | gebûwen | si | riten | | the | more | traveled | they | road |
7818 | und | dô | si | nâch | der | wîle | | and | when | they | after | (a) | while |
| geriten | wol | vünf | mîle | | rode | (a) good | five | miles |
| ein | burc | si | sâhen | vor | in | stân | | a | fortress | they | saw | before | them | standing |
7821 | michel | unde | wol | getân | | mighty | and | well | built |
| und | als | si | Guivreiz | ersach | | and | when | it | Guivreiz | saw |
| daz | wart | im | vil | ungemach | | this | was | (for) him | very | disturbing |
7824 | und | begunde | in | vaste | beswæren | | and | began | him | very much | to trouble |
| daz | si | dar | komen | wæren | | that | they | there | came | had |
| nû | sage | von | wiu | daz | weiz | ich | wol | | now | tell (me) | - | why | that | know | I | well |
7827 | und | sage- | -z | sô | ich- | -z | sagen | sol | | and | shall tell | it | when | I | it | to tell | ought |
| des | en- | -ist | noch | niht | zît | | (for) this | _ | (it) is | not | yet | time |
| wie | gebitelôs | ir | sît | | how | impatient | you | are |
7830 | wer | solde | sîn | mære | vür | sagen | | who | would | his | story | _ | foretell |
| ich | en- | -wil | iuch | niht | verdagen | | I | _ | will | (from) you | not | conceal |
| wie | diu | burc | geschaffen | wære | | how | the | fortress | built | was |
7833 | daz | vernemet | an | dem | mære | | that | hear | from | the | story |
| vil | guot | was | daz | burcstal | | very | good | was | the | fortress site |
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