Erec | daz | er | si | an | im | ervehte | | (if) that | he | it | from | him | gains (by combat) |
8018 | der | wirt | ist | sîn | œheim | | the | host | is | his | uncle |
| als | noch | ie | an | im | schein | | as | _ | still | on | him | is apparent |
| sô | en- | -lebet | sîn | gelîche | | so | _ | lives | his | equal |
8021 | niender | in | dem | rîche | | nowhere | in | the | kingdom |
| von | sterke | und | ouch | von | manheit | | in | strength | and | also | in | prowess |
| swaz | im | noch | ritter | widerreit | | whatever | him | so far | knights | have ridden (against) |
8024 | die | si | wolden | bejagen | | who | it | wanted | to win |
| die | hât | er | alle | erslagen | | these | has | he | all | slain |
| im | en- | -mohte | niht | wider | sîn | | him | _ | can | no one | _ | withstand |
8027 | noch | erwindet | durch | die | liebe | mîn | | now | turn back | for | the | sake | (of) mine |
| dô | sprancte | der | künec | Êrec | | then | sprang | _ | King | Erec |
| vil | sêre | lachende | ûf | den | wec | | very | much | laughing | on(to) | the | way |
8030 | er | sprach | edel | ritter | nû | wol | dan | | he | spoke | noble | knight | now | well | away |
| und | ist | ez | niuwan | ein | man | | and (if) | is | it | only | a | man |
| an | dem | si | ze | gewinne | stât | | against | whom | it | for | success | depends |
8033 | des | möhte | werden | guot | rât | | (of) this | could | be | (a) good | advice |
| wâ | mite | machet | ir- | -z | sô | grôz | | _ | why | do make | you | it | so | great |
| weder | ist | er | berc | oder | berges | genôz | | neither | is | he | (a) mountain | or | (to a) mountain | equal |
8036 | daz | man | in | alsô | vürhten | sol | | that | one | him | so | fear | should |
| ich | wânde | daz | hûs | wære | vol | | I | imagined | the | castle | were | full |
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