Erec | ich | getar | niht | sprechen | lieget | | I | dare | not | say | lie (to us) |
3852 | daz | ir | uns | vil | ze | guote | | that | you | us | much | as | good |
| geheizet | wider | iuwerm | muote | | promise | in contrast to | your | intentions |
| dâ | von | ich | dicke | hân | gesehen | | _ | of this | I | often | have | seen |
3855 | wîben | michel | leit | geschehen | | to women | much | suffering | happen |
| hæte | ich | niht | ervorht | daz | | had | I | not | feared | this |
| ich | hæte | iu | gantwurtet | baz | | I | would have | you | answered | better |
3858 | wan | ich | herre | niene | bin | | for | I | sir | not | am |
| iedoch | sô | gar | âne | sin | | after all | so | completely | without | good sense |
| und | möhte | ich | mîne | sache | | and (that if) | could | I | my | situation |
3861 | ze | êren | und | ze | gemache | | to | honor | and | to | comfort |
| verwandeln | daz | en- | -tæte | ich | | change | that | _ | would do | I |
| wan | mîn | leben | ist | sô | kumberlich | | sincefor | my | life | is | so | burdensome |
3864 | als | ir- | -z | selbe | habet | gesehen | | as | you | it | yourself | have | seen |
| vil | rehte | wil | ich | iu | bejehen | | (very) | exactly | willl | I | to you | confess |
| wie | mich | von | êrste | mîn | man | | how | me | _ | originally | my | husband |
3867 | im | ze | wîbe | gewan | | for himself | for | (a) wife | took |
| ich- | -n | bin | im | niht | genôzsam | | I | _ | am | for him | not | suitable |
| mînem | vater | er | mich | nam | | (from) my | father | he | me | took |
3870 | wan | der | ist | wærlîche | | for | he | is | truly |
| edel | unde | rîche | | noble | and | wealthy |
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