Erec | ê | daz | Êrec | der | herre | | before | (that) | Erec | the | knight |
4251 | kæme | von | dem | lande | verre | | had come | from | the | land | far |
| die | ritter | dô | verbunden | | the | knights | then | bound |
| dem | grâven | sîne | wunden | | (for) the | count | his | wounds |
4254 | und | vuorten | in | ûf | bâren | | and | carried | him | on | litters |
| und | die | dâ | tôt | wâren | | and | those who | there | dead | were |
| hin | heim | mit | herzeriuwen | | back | home | with | heart-felt sorrow |
4257 | sô | genôz | er | sîner | untriuwen | | thus | reaped | he | his | unfaithfulness |
| als | Êrec | dô | gereit | | when | Erec | then | had ridden |
| an | sîne | gewarheit | | to | (his) | safety |
4260 | dâ | er | den | grâven | niht | entsaz | | (to) where | he | the | count | not | did fear |
| nû | verweiz | er | vrouwen | Ênîten | daz | | then | reproached | he | Lady | Enite | that |
| daz | si | sîn | gebot | sô | dicke | brach | | that | she | his | command | so | oten | broke |
4263 | sîn | zorn | wart | grôz | und | ungemach | | his | anger | was | great | and | terrible |
| und | unsenfter | dan | ê | | and | harsher | than | before |
| nû | gelobete | si | daz | si- | -z | nimmer | mê | | now | promised | she | that | she | it | never | more |
4266 | vürdermâl | getæte | | henceforth | would do |
| daz | en- | -liez | si | aber | niht | stæte | | that | _ | let | she | however | not | last |
| swaz | Êrec | nôt | unz | her | erleit | | whatever | Erec | (in) danger | until | now | had endured |
4269 | daz | was | ein | ringiu | arbeit | | this | was | a | small | effort |
| unde | gar | ein | kindes | spil | | and | utterly | _ | child's | play |
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