Erec | und | selh | arbeit | erliten | | and | such | hardship | endured |
4364 | daz | aller | mînes | herzen | rât | | that | all | (of) my | heart's | advice |
| unwilleclîchen | stât | | unwilling | stands |
| der | herre | gedâhte | er | ist | verzaget | | the | lord | thought | he | is | afraid |
4367 | sît | er | sîne | arbeit | klaget | | because | he | (about) his | hrardships | complains |
| er | sprach | ir | wert | iuch | âne | nôt | | he | said | you | defend | yourself | without | justification |
| dâ | mite | daz | ich | iu | dienest | bôt | | _ | (with the fact) | that | I | you | greetings | offered |
4370 | daz | en- | -hân | ich | anders | niht | getân | | that | _ | _ | I | other | nothing | did |
| wan | ûf | ritterschefte | wân | | than (in) | of | knightly combat | (the) hope |
| swaz | iu | nû | mê | von | mir | geschiht | | whatever | (to) you | now | in addition | from | me | happens |
4373 | dar | umbe | dürfet | ir | mir | niht | | _ | therefor | may | you | (to) me | not |
| an | mîne | triuwe | sprechen | | _ | my | integrity | question |
| die | ich | nimmer | wil | zebrechen | | this | I | never | shall | break |
4376 | wert | iuch | durch | iuwer | schœnez | wîp | | defend | yourself | for the sake of | your | beautiful | wife |
| welt | ir | behalten | den | lîp | | (if) want | you | to save | (your) | life |
| als | Êrec | dô | gesach | | when | Erec | there | saw |
4379 | daz | im | vehtens | nôt | geschach | | that | (for) him | (for) fighting | (a) need | (was to) happen |
| sîn | ros | er | wider | kêrte | | his | horse | he | _ | turned (around) |
| als | in | sîn | ellen | lêrte | | as | him | his | courage | had taught |
4382 | zesamene | riten | zwêne | man | | _ | together charged | two | men |
| der | ietweder | nie | gewan | | of whom | neither | never | had known |
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