Erec | die | zemüele | er | kleine | | them | would grind | it | small |
8433 | ê | man | ez | dem | steine | | before | one | it | (on) the | stone |
| iender | möhte | erkiesen | an | | anywhere | would | notice | _ |
| dannoch | hâte | dirre | man | | however | had | this | man |
8436 | ze | knehtheit | stæteren | muot | | for | knighthood | a more steadfast | resolve |
| dâ | von | daz | einer | slahte | bluot | | _ | because | _ | a | (certain) kind | of blood |
| disen | stein | geweichen | mac | | this | stone | soften | can |
8439 | sô | -ne | kunde | âne | des | tôdes | slac | | thus | _ | could | except (for) | _ | death's | blow |
| niht | sînen | muot | betwingen | | nothing | his | heart | defeat |
| noch | ûf | zageheit | bringen | | nor | to | cowardice | turn |
8442 | der | rede | begunde | er | lachen | | (at these) | words | began | he | to laugh |
| er | sprach | von | swelhen | sachen | | he | spoke | about | such | matters |
| ich | niht | vrâgen | getar | | (about which) I | not | (to) ask | would dare |
8445 | die | sint | ouch | ze | griulîch | gar | | they | are | indeed | too | horrible | entirely |
| daz | ich | dar | nâch | gevrâget | hân | | (however) that | I | _ | about it | asked | _ |
| daz- | -n | hân | ich | niht | dar | ûf | getân | | that | _ | _ | I | not | _ | for the reason | did do |
8448 | daz | ich | des | iht | gesinne | | that | I | from it | anything | might expect |
| daz | ich | dar | an | gewinne | | that | I | _ | from it | might gain |
| sunderen | prîs | vür | alle | die | | special | fame | over | all | those |
8451 | die | noch | her | kâmen | ie | | who | until now | here | came | before |
| wan | daz | mich | des | betrâget | | (but) because | it | me | (about this) | would concern |
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