Erec | ich | leiste | als | ich | gelobet | hân | | I | (will) accomplish | as | I | promised | have |
588 | der | alte | was | der | rede | vrô | | the | old man | was | (with) these | words | happy |
| er | sprach | sît | ir- | -z | meinet | alsô | | er | spoke | since | you | it | intend | thus |
| sô | haben | wir | hie | zehant | | so | have | we | here | available |
591 | vil | schœnez | îsengewant | | (a) very | splendid | suit of armour |
| beidiu | behende | unde | guot | | both | flexible | and | reliable |
| des | en- | -kunde | mich | diu | armuot | | from this | _ | could | me | _ | poverty |
594 | noch | nie | betwingen | | neither | at any time | compel |
| noch | ûf | den | zwîvel | bringen | | nor | to | the | dispair | bring |
| daz | ich- | -s | würde | âne | | that | I | it | would be | without |
597 | ich- | -n | behielte- | -z | nâch | dem | wâne | | I | _ | kept | it | in | the | hope |
| ob | es | mînem | vriunde | würde | nôt | | that (if) | it | (a) | friend | would have | need |
| der | selbe | wille | mir- | -z | gebôt | | the | same | hope | me | _ | told |
600 | daz | ich- | -z | im | lîhen | solde | | that | I | it | (to) him | lend | should |
| unz | mir- | -s | got | gunnen | wolde | | as long as | me | it | God | grant | would |
| sô | hete | ich | ie | einen | site | | so | had | I | always | the | custom |
603 | daz | ich | im | selbe | dâ | mite | | that | I | (with) it | myself | _ | therewith |
| vil | willeclîchen | was | bereit | | very | willingly | was | prepared (to do battle) |
| unz | mir | daz | alter | an | gestreit | | until | over me | _ | old age | _ | won out |
606 | daz | hât | mir | gar | die | kraft | benomen | | it | has | from me | completely | (my) | strength | robbed |
| nû | ist | ez | uns | ze | staten | komen | | now | has | it | for us | _ | of use | come |
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