Erec | zuo | dem | ritter | sprach | er | sô | | to | the | knight | said | he | thus |
1012 | nû | wil | ich | iuch | leben | lân | | now | will | I | you | let | live |
| des | en- | -hetet | ir | mir | niht | getân | | this | _ | had | you | for me | not | done |
| nû | gap | er | im | des | sicherheit | | now | gave | he | him | of this | (his) pledge |
1015 | daz | er | im | wære | bereit | | that | he | _ | was | prepared |
| ze | leisten | swaz | er- | -n | hieze | | to | carry out | whatever | he | him | ordered |
| daz | er | in | leben | lieze | | if | he | him | live | let |
1018 | als | diu | sicherheit | was | getân | | when | the | security | was | done |
| dô | hiez | er | in | ûf | stân | | then | ordered | he | him | _ | to stand up |
| und | als | si | zuo | den | stunden | | and | when | they | at | the | time |
1021 | ir | houbet | beide | enbunden | | their | helmets | both | removed |
| er | sprach | nû | sult | ir | mich | gewern | | he | spoke | now | shall | you | me | guarantee |
| des | en- | -wil | ich | niht | enbern | | this | _ | will | I | not | forgo |
1024 | ez | en- | -müeze | mîn | vrouwe | diu | künegîn | | _ | _ | must | my | lady | the | queen |
| wider | ir | laster | gêret | sîn | | in return for | her | insult | honored | be |
| ir | butet | ir | grôz | ungemach | | you | caused | her | great | distress |
1027 | daz | ir | nie | leider | geschach | | such that | to her | never | worse | happened |
| wider | si | sô | habet | ir | vil | getân | | to | her | so | have | you | much | done |
| des | sult | ir | ir | ze | buoze | stân | | for this | shall | you | (before) her | in | compensation | stand |
1030 | wande | si- | -z | vil | sêre | klaget | | for | she | it | very | bitterly | laments |
| iuwer | getwerc | sluoc | ir | maget | | your | dwarf | struck | her | maiden |
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