Erec | ein | âventiure | hie | stât | | an | adventure | here | is |
7976 | ze | selhem | gewinne | | with | such | (a high) price |
| daz | ich | in | mînem | sinne | | that | I | in | my | mind |
| des | vil | grôze | angest | hân | | therefore | very | great | fear | have |
7979 | ez | müeze | iu | alsam | ergân | | it | must | (for) you | just the same | turn out |
| als | ez | allen | den | ergie | | as | it | (for) all | those | happened |
| die | noch | her | kâmen | ie | | who | _ | here | have come | until now |
7982 | Êrec | sus | antwürten | began | | Erec | thus | to answer | began |
| sô | wære | ich | ein | verzaget | man | | so | would be | I | a | cowardly | man |
| und | hete | des | missewende | | and | would have | therefore | disgrace |
7985 | ich | en- | -weste | der | rede | ein | ende | | (if) I | not | would know | (of) the | story | the | end |
| solde | ich | sus | erwinden | | should | I | just | turn back |
| muget | ir | mich | lân | bevinden | | can | you | me | let | know |
7988 | waz | ist | ez | oder | wie | hât | ez | namen | | what | is | it | or | how | (is) | it | (named) |
| ich | müeste | mich | wol | immer | schamen | | | would have | (for myself) | indeed | always | to be ashamed |
| solde | ich | vürhten | ich- | -n | weiz | waz | | should | I | fear | I | not | do know | what |
7991 | nû | war | umbe | tuot | ir | daz | | now | _ | why | are doing | you | this |
| daz | ir | sô | lange | mich | verdaget | | that | you | so | long | (before) me | keep silent |
| daz | ir | mir- | -s | niht | ein | ende | saget | | that | you | me | (of) it | nothing | an | end | tell |
7994 | wan | swaz | doch | mir | dâ | von | geschiht | | for | whatever | indeed | (to) me | _ | from it | may happen |
| benamen | ich | erwinde | niht | | certainly | I | shall turn back | not |
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