Erec | den | hâten | mit | gewalt | | this | held | with | force |
3116 | drîe | roubære | | three | robbers |
| de- | -is- | -wâr | swer | in | wære | | this | is | true | whoever | them | _ |
| zuo | den | zîten | widerriten | | at | (this) | time | rode towards |
3119 | dem | si | möhten | hân | gestriten | | whom | they | could | _ | way lay |
| sô | si | den | wec | behuot | | so (then) | they | the | way | blocked |
| daz | si | im | umbe | daz | guot | | (so) that | they | him | for | (his) | possessions |
3122 | næmen | êre | unde | lîp | | would take | honor | and | life |
| die | ersach | von | êrste | daz | wîp | | them | saw | _ | first | the | lady |
| wan | si | verre | vor | reit | | for | she | far | _ | rode out in front |
3125 | diz | was | ir | êrstez | herzeleit | | this | was | her | first | sorrow |
| daz | ir | zuo | der | verte | geschach | | that | to her | on | the | trip | happened |
| wan | si | an | ir | gebærden | sach | | for | she | on | their | behavior | saw |
3128 | daz | si | roubære | wâren | | that | they | robbers | were |
| si | wolde | im- | -z | mit | gebâren | | she | would | him | it | with | gestures |
| gerne | kunt | hân | getân | | gladly | known | have | made |
3131 | dô | en- | -mohte | er- | -s | niht | verstân | | but | _ | could | he | of it | nothing | understand |
| ouch | en- | -hete | er- | -s | selbe | niht | ersehen | | also | _ | had | he | of it | himself | nothing | seen |
| des | was | im | nâch | schade | geschehen | | (because of) this | had | to him | almost | harm | happened |
3134 | vrouwe | Ênîte | wart | dô | | Lady | Enite | was | then |
| beide | trûric | und | unvrô | | both | sad | and | unhappy |
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