Erec | mit | sîner | vriundinne | | with | his | lady-love |
1338 | und | bat- | -s | ouch | den | geswîen | | and | requested | this | also | of (his) | brother-in-law |
| des | begunde | in | Êrec | verzîhen | | of this | began | ihm | Erec | (politely) to refuse |
| sus | antwurte | er | im | dô | | so | answered | he | him | then |
1341 | herre | wie | tæte | ich | danne | sô | | sir | how | (could) | I | then | so |
| solde | ich | mînen | wirt | lân | | should | I | my | host | abandon |
| der | mir | vil | guotes | hât | getân | | who | me | so much | good | has | done |
1344 | er | emphienc | mich | gester | | he | received | me | yesterday |
| er | und | iuwer | swester | | he | and | your | sister |
| in | grôzer | unkünde | wol | | in | great | lack of acquaintance | certainly |
1347 | und | sô | daz | ich | ez | dienen | sol | | and | so | that | I | it | repay | must |
| ich | weiz | wol | baz | en- | -moht- | -er | | I | know | well | better | not | could do | he |
| er | gap | mir | sîne | tohter | | he | gave | me | his | daughter |
1350 | durch | daz | sô | lât | ez | âne | zorn | | because of | this | so | let (be) | it | without | offense |
| er- | -n | wirt | von | mir | sô | niht | verborn | | he | _ | will | from | me | so | not | be forgotten |
| solde | ich | nû | von | im | wenken | | should | I | now | from | him | turn |
1353 | sô | möhte | er | wol | gedenken | | so | could | he | well | think |
| er | engulte | sîner | armuot | | he | was punished because of | his | poverty |
| des | er | weizgot | niene | tuot | | that | he | God knows | never | (shall) do |
1356 | ich | sol | mit | im | vil | gerne | sîn | | I | shall | with | him | very | happily | stay |
| mîn | stæter | wille | wirt | im | schîn | | my | firm | resolve | will be | (to) him | apparent |
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