Erec | sô | lange | er | dô | urloubes | gerte | | so | long | he | then | leave | requested |
149 | unz | daz | si | in- | -s | gewerte | | until | that | she | to him | it | granted |
| ouch | gedâhte | der | juncherre | | also | thought | the | young lord |
| im | wære | daz | ze | verre | | for him | would be | it | too | far |
152 | ob | er | z- | -en | selben | zîten | | if | he | at | the | same | time |
| hin | wider | wolde | rîten | | there | _ | should | ride back |
| dâ | er | sînen | harnasch | hâte | | to where | he | his | armor | had |
155 | und | daz | er | alsô | drâte | | and | that | he | so | quickly |
| in | nimmer | genæme | | it | never | retrieved |
| swie | schiere | er | wider | kæme | | however | quickly | he | _ | returned |
158 | sô | wæren | si | im | entriten | gar | | so | would | they | from him | have ridden away | completely |
| und | îlte | in | nâch | alsô | bar | | and | hurried after | them | _ | thus | unarmed |
| dô | er | in | begunde | gâhen | nâ | | when | he | them | began | to hurry after | _ |
161 | dô | kam | er | rehte | ûf | ir | slâ | | then | came | he | quickly | upon | their | tracks |
| von | den | im | schade | was | geschehen | | from | whom | to him | harm | had | happened |
| vil | schiere | begunde | er | si | ane | sehen | | very | quickly | began | he | them | _ | to see |
164 | zuo | in | was | im | niht | ze | gâch | | after | them | was | for him | nothing | _ | in too great a haste |
| er | reit | in | alsô | verre | nâch | | he | rode behind | them | at such a | distance | _ |
| daz | er | si | sach | und | si | in | niht | | that | he | them | saw | and | they | him | not |
167 | er | tete | als | dem | dâ | leit | geschiht | | he | acted | like | anyone to whom | at some time | injury | (has) happened |
| der | vlîzet | dicke | sich | dar | zuo | | he | is engaged | greatly | _ | _ | in this |
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