Erec | er | was | ein | alsô | vester | man | | he | was | a | such | resolute | man |
8142 | swie | in | daz | volc | untrôste | | however | him | the | people | discouraged |
| daz | in | daz | niht | belôste | | that | him | that | not | did dissuade |
| sîner | manlîchen | stætekeit | | (from) his | manly | constancy |
8145 | gegen | einem | hâre | breit | | as much as | a | hair's | width |
| und | emphienc | ez | allez | vür | spot | | and | took | it | all | as | (a) joke |
| er | gedâhte | die | wîle | und | mich | got | | he | thought | the | while | _ | me | God |
8148 | wil | in | sîner | huote | hân | | will | in | His | protection | hold |
| sô | en- | -mac | mir | niht | missegân | | so | _ | can | (for) me | nothing | go wrong |
| und | -wil | er | mir- | -s | niht | bîten | | and | will | he | me | (of) it | nothing | grant |
8151 | sô | mac | ich | ze | disen | zîten | | so | might | I | at | this | time |
| alsô | mære | sterben | | _ | just as well | die |
| sô | der | lîp | doch | muoz | verderben | | since | the | body | indeed | must | perish |
8154 | er | was | eht | herzen | sorgen | vrî | | he | was | truly | (of) heart's | care | free |
| nû | reit | er | zuo | und | gruozte | sî | | now | rode up | he | _ | and | greeted | them |
| mit | lachendem | munde | | with | smiling | lips |
8157 | nû | huop | er | dâ | ze | stunde | | now | began | he | there | _ | at once |
| ein | vil | vrœlîchez | liet | | a | very | joyful | song |
| nû | murmelte | aber | diu | diet | | (but) now | murmured | again | the | people |
8160 | nû | schînet | du | en- | -wizzest | niht | wol | | now | (it) is clear | you | _ | do know | not | certainly |
| waz | dir | hie | geschehen | sol | | what | (to) you | here | happen | will |
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