Erec | sîn | wîp | ze | nemenne | muot | gewan | | his | wife | to | take | (the) intention | gained |
3722 | vier | ritter | er | zuo | im | nam | | four | knights | he | with | him | took |
| als | er | z- | -en | herbergen | kam | | when | he | to | the | inn | came |
| ob | dem | tische | er | si | vant | | at | the | table | he | them | found |
3725 | von | im | leite | er | sîn | gewant | | from | him | took off | he | his | cloak |
| mit | gruoze | begunde | er | vür | si | stân | | with | greetings | went | he | before | them | (and) stood |
| dô | en- | -hete | Êrec | deheinen | wân | | then | _ | had | Erec | no | idea |
3728 | daz | er | im | schaden | solde | | that | he | him | harm | would |
| als | er | doch | gerne | wolde | | as | he | indeed | the intention | had |
| den | grâven | nam | grôz | wunder | | the | count | took | great | surprise |
3731 | daz | si | sô | besunder | | that | they | so (far) | apart |
| an | dem | tische | sâzen | | at | the | table | sat |
| und | niht | ensament | âzen | | and | not | together | were eating |
3734 | er | sprach | in | sîner | valscheit | | he | spoke | in | his | deceit |
| herre | wære- | -z | iu | niht | leit | | sir | were | it | (to) you | not | displeasing |
| sô | soldet | ir | mich | wizzen | lân | | then | might | you | me | know | to let |
3737 | war | umbe | diz | sî | getân | | _ | why | this | is | done |
| ist | disiu | vrouwe | iuwer | wîp | | is | this | lady | your | wife |
| der | ist | wünneclîch | ir | lîp | | (it) | is | lovely | her | appearance |
3740 | und | sô | wol | genæme | | and | so | very | beautiful |
| daz | si | baz | bî | iu | zæme | | that | she | more | with | you | would be fitting |
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