Erec | von | sînen | gesellen | beiden | | from | his | companions | both |
8876 | und | eine | rîten | vürbaz | | and | alone | ride | further |
| vil | sêre | muote | si | daz | | very | greatly | troubled | them | this |
| und | hâten | sorcsamen | muot | | and | had | anxious | feelings |
8879 | Ênîte | und | der | künec | guot | | Enite | and | the | king | good |
| umbe | den | herren | Êrecken | | for | _ | Lord | Erec |
| in | wîste | vür | die | stecken | | him | directed | before | the | poles |
8882 | der | wirt | selbe | mit | der | hant | | the | host | himself | with | (his) | hand |
| ûf | einen | stîc | den | er | dâ | vant | | onto | a | path | which | he | there | found |
| der | was | grasic | und | niht | breit | | which | was | grassy | and | not | wide |
8885 | si | beliben | alle | er | eine | reit | | they | remained (behind) | all | he | alone | rode (further) |
| ich | en- | -weiz | wie | ez | im | ergie | | I | not | do know | how | it | (for) him | might turn out |
| ez | en- | -was | eht | ritter | nie | | there | _ | was | truly | (a) knight | never |
8888 | mê | guntrœstet | dan | er | wart | | more | uneasy | than | he | was |
| er | vuor | ein | angestlîche | vart | | he | traveled | a | dangerous | path |
| des | trûrte | sîn | geselleschaft | | therefore | were saddened | his | companions |
8891 | nû | bewar | eht | in | diu | gotes | kraft | | now | may protect | truly | him | _ | God's | power |
| daz | im | der | lîp | belîbe | | (so) that | (for) him | (his) | life | remains |
| des | helfet | sînem | wîbe | | (in) this | help | his | wife |
8894 | durch | got | biten | alle | | to | God | to pray | all |
| daz | im | der | sige | gevalle | | that | (to) him | the | victory | falls |
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