Erec | der | künec | ein | wîle | des | gesweic | | the | king | (for) a | while | (about) this | was silent |
8391 | daz | houbet | im | ze | tal | seic | | (his) | head | _ | _ | down | sank |
| und | saz | ein | teil | in | riuwen | | and | (he) sat | _ | very much | in | sorrow |
| daz | kam | von | sînen | triuwen | | this | was | because | of his | loyalty |
8394 | und | benamen | bî | sîner | vrümekeit | | and | truly | of | his | goodness |
| was | im | des | gastes | vrâge | leit | | caused | him | the | guest's | question | pain |
| wan | er | hete | ouch | ê | vernomen | | for | he | had | also | earlier | heard |
8397 | daz | er | dar | wære | komen | | that | he | there | had | come |
| ûf | der | âventiure | gewin | | for | _ | (in) adventure | victory |
| daz | beswârte | sînen | sin | | this | troubled | his | (thoughts) |
8400 | und | gedâhte | manegen | enden | | and | pondered | various | ways |
| wie | er | daz | möhte | erwenden | | how | he | this | might | avert |
| und | wie | er | im | den | rât | erkür | | and | how | he | (for) him | the | advice | might find |
8403 | daz | er | den | lîp | iht | verlür | | (so) that | he | (his) | life | not | would lose |
| und | im | den | muot | benæme | | and | (from) him | the | intent | would take |
| als | in | beiden | zæme | | in a manner | them | both | befitting |
8406 | ze | jungest | er | in | ane | sach | | _ | at last | he | him | _ | looked at |
| belangen | er | zuo | ime | sprach | | finally | he | to | him | spoke |
| herre | ich | wil | iu | râten | wol | | Sir | I | shall | you | give advice | good |
8409 | als | ich | mînem | gaste | sol | | as | I | (to) my | guest | should |
| dem | liebisten | den | ich | ie | gewan | | (to) the | dearest | whom | I | ever | had |
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