Erec | sô | man | si | beste | erkande | | as | one | them | (as) the best | recognized |
8501 | in | deheinem | lande | | in | any | land |
| der | eine | Venegus | hiez | | the | one | Venegus | was called |
| der | eht | niht | des | en- | -liez | | who | also | nothing | of that | _ | refrained from |
8504 | daz | ze | manheit | gezôch | | which | to | manliness | pertained |
| Opinâus | der | nie | gevlôch | | Opinaus | who | never | fled |
| Libaut | der | dritte | man | | Libaut | the | third | man |
8507 | der | vor- | -des | manegen | prîs | gewan | | who | _ | previously | many | honors | won |
| der | was | von | Winden | geborn | | who | was | in | Winden | born |
| sît | die | den | lîp | hânt | verlorn | | when | they | (their) | lives | have | lost |
8510 | sô- | -ne | durfet | ir- | -z | niht | versuochen | | so | _ | must | you | it | not | attempt |
| und | welt | ir- | -s | geruochen | | and | (if) are | you | it | thinking of attempting |
| sô | gibe | ich | iu | den | besten | rât | | so | shall give | I | you | the | best | advice |
8513 | daz | ir | des | vehtens | abe | stât | | that | you | (from) this | combat | _ | stay away |
| sô | gemuot | ist | der | starke | man | | so | disposed | is | the | powerful | man |
| swem | er | noch | gesigete | an | | whomever | he | until now | defeated | _ |
8516 | dem | sluoc | er | abe | daz | houbet | | (from) him | cuts off | he | _ | (his) | head |
| ob | ir | des | niht | geloubet | | if | you | this | not | do believe |
| und | welt | ir- | -z | danne | selbe | ersehen | | and (if) | want | you | it | then | (for) yourself | to see |
8519 | sô | muoz | iu | alsam | geschehen | | so | will | (to) you | the same | happen |
| dô | sprach | der | künec | Êrec | | then | said | _ | King | Erec |
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