Erec | und | gebôt | sînem | wîbe | | and | ordered | his | wife |
3095 | niuwan | bî | dem | lîbe | | (on) nothing (less) | than | (her) | life |
| der | schœnen | vrouwen | Ênîten | | the | beautiful | Lady | Enite |
| daz | si | muoste | vür | rîten | | that | she | had | _ | to ride in front |
3098 | und | gebôt | ir | dâ | zestunt | | and | forbade | her | then | at the same time |
| daz | ze | sprechenne | ir | munt | | that | (in order) to | speak | her | mouth |
| z- | -er | reise | iht | ûf | kæme | | during | the | trip | not | _ | opened |
3101 | swaz | si | vernæme | | (no matter) what | she | heard |
| oder | swaz | si | gesæhe | | or | what | she | saw |
| dise | kumberlîche | spæhe | | this | oppressive | oddity |
3104 | muoste | si | geloben | dô | | has | she | to promise | then |
| wan | si | vorhte | sîne | drô | | for | she | feared | his | threats |
| nû | riten | si | beide | | now | rode | they | both |
3107 | âne | holz | niuwan | heide | | without | woods | only | heath |
| unz | daz | si | der | tac | verlie | | until | (that) | them | _ | day | left |
| dô | diu | naht | ane | gie | | when | _ | night | _ | began (to fall) |
3110 | schône | schein | der | mâne | | brightly | shone | the | moon |
| nâch | âventiure | wâne | | in | of adventure | (the) hope |
| reit | der | guote | kneht | Êrec | | rode | the | brave | knight | Erec |
3113 | nû | wîste | si | der | wec | | now | led | them | the | way |
| in | einen | kreftigen | walt | | into | a | mighty | woods |
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