Erec| | von | eichînen | stecken | | of | oak | poles |
| 8771 | des | wunderte | Êrecken | | (at) this | wondered | Erec |
| | ir | iegelîch | was | sus | bedaht | | (of) them | each | was | thus | topped |
| | ein | mannes | houbet | dr- | -ûf | gestaht | | a | man's | head | _ | on it | was struck |
| 8774 | wan | einer | der | was | lære | | except for | one | which | was | empty |
| | wâ | von | daz | wære | | _ | how | that | came about |
| | dâ | hienc | ein | grôz | horn | an | | there | hung | a | large | horn | on it |
| 8777 | Êrec | dô | vrâgen | began | | Erec | then | to ask | began |
| | wie- | -z | hier | umbe | wære | getân | | how | it | _ | concerning this | had been | done |
| | dâ | wære- | -z | iu | bezzer | verlân | | there | would be | it | (for) you | better | to leave |
| 8780 | sprach | der | wirt | z- | -em | gaste | | said | the | host | to | (his) | guest |
| | und | mac | iuch | riuwen | vaste | | and | (it) may | (to) you | cause regret | greatly |
| | daz | ir | her | komen | sît | | that | you | here | come | have |
| 8783 | iuch | hât | verleitet | iuwer | strît | | you | has | led astray | your | obstinancy |
| | nû | sehet | selbe | die | wârheit | | now | see | (for) yourself | the | proof |
| | daz | ich | niht | hân | misseseit | | that | I | not | have | misinformed (you) |
| 8786 | ob | ir- | -z | noch | geloubet | | if | you | it | still | doubt |
| | sehet | daz | sint | diu | houbet | | look | those | are | the | heads |
| | diu | hât | der | ritter | abe | geslagen | | which | has | the | knight | _ | cut off |
| 8789 | ouch | wil | ich | iu | mêre | sagen | | also | will | I | (to) you | more | say |
| | der | stecke | der | noch | lære | stât | | the | pole | which | still | empty | stands |
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