Erec | dô | was | der | imbîz | bereit | | then | was | the | meal | ready |
8647 | grôz | wirtschaft | die | er | alle | meit | | great | feasting | (of) which | he | all | avoided |
| deheines | vrâzes | er | sich | vleiz | | no | meal | he | _ | sought out |
| abe | einem | huone | er | gebeiz | | on | a | (wild) hen | he | bit |
8650 | drîstunt | des | dûhte | in | genuoc | | three times | this | seemed | (to) him | enough |
| ein | trunc | man | im | dar | truoc | | a | drink | one | (to) him | there | carried |
| und | tranc | sant | Jôhannes | segen | | and | drank | Saint | John's | blessing |
8653 | zehant | wâfente | sich | der | degen | | there upon | armed | himself | the | hero |
| und | bereite | sich | als | er | solde | | and | prepared | himself | as | he | should |
| sam | er | enmitten | wolde | | just as when | he | right | would |
8656 | in | den | boumgarten | rîten | | into | the | park | ride |
| nû | en- | -wart | vrouwen | Ênîten | | now | _ | was | (for) Lady | Enite |
| sorge | nie | mê | sô | grôz | | worry | never | more | so | great |
8659 | der | regen | ir | von | den | ougen | vlôz | | _ | (tears) | (her) | from | (her) | eyes | flowed |
| nû | was | diu | stat | des | mæres | vol | | now | was | the | town | (of) the | news | full |
| die | liute | westen | alle | wol | | the | people | knew | all | (full) well |
8662 | als | ir | ê | habet | vernomen | | as | you | earlier | have | heard |
| daz | ein | ritter | dar | was | komen | | that | a | knight | there | had | come |
| der | sich | des | ûz | hete | getân | | who | himself | this | _ | had | declared |
8665 | daz | er | wolde | bestân | | that | he | would | oppose |
| den | in | dem | boumgarten | | (the) one | in | the | park |
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