Erec | und | die | dâ | tôt | wâren | | and | those who | there | dead | were |
4256 | hin | heim | mit | herzeriuwen | | back | home | with | heart-felt sorrow |
| sô | genôz | er | sîner | untriuwen | | thus | reaped | he | his | unfaithfulness |
| als | Êrec | dô | gereit | | when | Erec | then | had ridden |
4259 | an | sîne | gewarheit | | to | (his) | safety |
| dâ | er | den | grâven | niht | entsaz | | (to) where | he | the | count | not | did fear |
| nû | verweiz | er | vrouwen | Ênîten | daz | | then | reproached | he | Lady | Enite | that |
4262 | daz | si | sîn | gebot | sô | dicke | brach | | that | she | his | command | so | oten | broke |
| sîn | zorn | wart | grôz | und | ungemach | | his | anger | was | great | and | terrible |
| und | unsenfter | dan | ê | | and | harsher | than | before |
4265 | nû | gelobete | si | daz | si- | -z | nimmer | mê | | now | promised | she | that | she | it | never | more |
| vürdermâl | getæte | | henceforth | would do |
| daz | en- | -liez | si | aber | niht | stæte | | that | _ | let | she | however | not | last |
4268 | swaz | Êrec | nôt | unz | her | erleit | | whatever | Erec | (in) danger | until | now | had endured |
| daz | was | ein | ringiu | arbeit | | this | was | a | small | effort |
| unde | gar | ein | kindes | spil | | and | utterly | _ | child's | play |
4271 | dâ | wider | und | ich | iu | sagen | wil | | _ | compared with | and | I | you | tell | shall |
| daz | im | ze | lîden | noch | geschach | | (what) | (to) him | to | be endured | yet | was |
| beide | nôt | und | ungemach | | both | danger | and | discomfort |
4274 | was | im | ze | teile | getân | | were | (to) him | (his) | share | given |
| des | en- | -wart | er | niht | erlân | | of this | _ | was | he | nothing | spared |
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