Erec | daz | er | im | behielte | den | lîp | | that | He | him | would preserve | (his) | life |
8641 | des | selben | bat | ouch | sîn | wîp | | (for) the | same | prayed | also | his | wife |
| ze | vlîze | begunde | er | sich | bewarn | | _ | conscientiously | _ | he | himself | (spiritually) prepared |
| alsam | ein | ritter | der | sol | varn | | as | a | knight | who | is | to go |
8644 | kemphen | einen | vrumen | man | | to battle | (with) a | valiant | man |
| nâch | der | messe | schiet | er | dan | | after | _ | mass | left | he | from there |
| 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 |
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