Erec | ich | wânde | diu | rede | wære | iuwer | spot | | I | thought | the | words | were | your | jest |
3892 | ist | daz | ir | mir | bescheinet | | (if) (it) is | that | you | to me | can prove |
| ob | ir | die | rede | meinet | | that | you | the | words | mean |
| mit | etelîcher | sicherheit | | with | some | surety |
3895 | sô | bin | ich | iuwer | bete | bereit | | than | am | I | your | request | prepared (to accept) |
| der | rede | was | der | grâve | vrô | | (at) these | words | was | the | count | happy |
| lachende | antwurte | er | ir | sô | | with a smile | answered | he | her | thus |
3898 | ir | en- | -muget | iuch | des | niht | erwern | | you | _ | can | _ | of this | nothing | resist |
| wan | ich | wil | iu | stæte | swern | | for | I | will | to you | steadfastness | swear |
| sîn | vinger | wurden | ûf | geleit | | his | fingers | were | _ | prepared |
3901 | diu | vrouwe | gap | im | den | eit | | the | lady | gave | him | the | oath |
| ouch | gap | si | im | dâ | zestat | | also | pledged | she | him | there | immediately |
| ze | leisten | des | er | gebat | | to | do | that which | he | requested |
3904 | ein | ungewissez | phant | | an | unreliable | pledge |
| ir | triuwe | an | sîne | hant | | her | promise | on | his | hand |
| als | dô | diu | sicherheit | geschach | | when | then | the | pledge | took place |
3907 | mit | listen | vrouwe | Ênîte | sprach | | with | cunning | Lady | Enite | spoke |
| herre | nû | râte | ich | iu | wol | | Sir | now | will advise | I | you | well |
| als | ein | vriunt | dem | andern | sol | | as | a | friend | the | other | should |
3910 | wan | ich | nû | deheinem | man | | for | I | now | no | man |
| guotes | alsô | iu | gan | | (more) goodwill | as | you | wish |
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