Erec | geriten | wol | drî | mîle | | ridden | (a) good | three | miles |
4116 | wan | durch | vorhte | des | wîbes | | because | of | fear | (for) (his) | wife |
| nie- | -ne | sînes | lîbes | | _ | not (at all) | his | life |
| was | im | von | dem | lande | gâch | | was (it) | (for) him | (to leave) from | the | land | (a) hurry |
4119 | er | weste | wol | man | rite | im | nâch | | he | knew | (full) well | one | rode after | him | _ |
| als | im | vor | gæhede | ûf | der | vart | | when | (for) him | because of | haste | on | the | way |
| sô | vil | ze | redenne | state | wart | | so | much | for | speaking | (an) opportunity | came |
4122 | er | sprach | vrouwe | Ênîte | | he | spoke | Lady | Enite |
| ir | habet | iuch | ze | strîte | | you | have | yourself | in | defiance |
| ze | vaste | wider | mich | gesat | | too | much | over against | me | set |
4125 | daz | ich | dâ | lâzen | bat | | that (what) | I | there (indeed) | to forbear | bid |
| und | ez | iu | an | den | lîp | verbôt | | and | it | you | on | your | life | forbid |
| daz | ist | mir | ein | michel | nôt | | that | is | (for) me | _ | great | distress |
4128 | daz | ir | des | deste | mêre | tuot | | that | you | it | even | more | do |
| nû | sage | ich | iu | mînen | muot | | now | will tell | I | you | my | resolve |
| ich- | -n | wil- | -z | von | iu | niht | lîden | | I | _ | will | (this) | from | you | not | tolerate |
4131 | und | welt | ir | ez | niht | mîden | | and (if) | will | you | it | not | avoid |
| ez | gât | iu | benamen | an | den | lîp | | it | will (cost) | you | truly | _ | (your) | life |
| genâde | herre | sprach | daz | wîp | | mercy | Lord | replied | the | woman |
4134 | ir | sult | mich | des | geniezen | lân | | you | should | me | this | grant | _ |
| und | en- | -hete | ich | des | niht | getân | | and | _ | had | I | about it | nothing | done |
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