Erec | und | dem | schaden | gesellet | | and | _ | misery | made a companion |
986 | er | sprach | wie | meinet | ir | daz | | he | replied | how | do mean | you | that |
| ich | gediente | nie | iuwern | haz | | I | earned | never | your | enmity |
| wan | ich | iuch | nie | mêre | gesach | | for | I | you | never | before | have seen |
989 | Êrec | aber | dô | sprach | | Erec | however | then | replied |
| nû | schamet | iuch | durch | mîne | bete | | now | be ashamed | _ | as a result of | my | order |
| als | ich | mich | gester | tete | | just as | I | _ | yesterday | did |
992 | dô | ich | von | iuwern | schulden | | then | I | because of | your | guilt |
| die | schame | muoste | dulden | | _ | humiliation | had | to endure |
| diu | mînem | herzen | nâhen | gie | | which | to my | heart | near | went |
995 | ouch | geheize | ich | iu | hie | | also | promise | I | you | here |
| daz | iu | iuwers | getwerges | tuht | | that | you | because of your | dwarf's | use of force |
| und | sîn | grôziu | unzuht | | and | his | great | uncourtly behavior |
998 | nimmer | alsô | vil | gevrumt | | never | so | greatly | will benefit |
| sô | si | iu | ze | schaden | hiute | kumt | | as | it | you | to | disgrace | today | comes |
| der | ritter | aber | dô | sprach | | the | knight | however | then | spoke |
1001 | geschach | iu | ie | ungemach | | (if) happened | to you | ever | distress |
| von | mînen | schulden | de- | -ist | mir | leit | | through | my | guilt | this | is | for me | regretful |
| ouch | hât | mich | iuwer | vrümekeit | | also | has | on me | your | valor |
1004 | der | selben | schulde | hie | ze | stat | | the | same | guilt | here | on (this very) | spot |
| wol | ze | buoze | gesat | | certainly | as | compensation | set |
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