Erec
8502 | der | eine | Venegus | hiez | | the | one | Venegus | was called |
| der | eht | niht | des | en- | -liez | | who | also | nothing | of that | _ | refrained from |
| daz | ze | manheit | gezôch | | which | to | manliness | pertained |
8505 | Opinâus | der | nie | gevlôch | | Opinaus | who | never | fled |
| Libaut | der | dritte | man | | Libaut | the | third | man |
| der | vor- | -des | manegen | prîs | gewan | | who | _ | previously | many | honors | won |
8508 | der | was | von | Winden | geborn | | who | was | in | Winden | born |
| sît | die | den | lîp | hânt | verlorn | | when | they | (their) | lives | have | lost |
| sô- | -ne | durfet | ir- | -z | niht | versuochen | | so | _ | must | you | it | not | attempt |
8511 | und | welt | ir- | -s | geruochen | | and | (if) are | you | it | thinking of attempting |
| sô | gibe | ich | iu | den | besten | rât | | so | shall give | I | you | the | best | advice |
| daz | ir | des | vehtens | abe | stât | | that | you | (from) this | combat | _ | stay away |
8514 | sô | gemuot | ist | der | starke | man | | so | disposed | is | the | powerful | man |
| swem | er | noch | gesigete | an | | whomever | he | until now | defeated | _ |
| dem | sluoc | er | abe | daz | houbet | | (from) him | cuts off | he | _ | (his) | head |
8517 | ob | ir | des | niht | geloubet | | if | you | this | not | do believe |
| und | welt | ir- | -z | danne | selbe | ersehen | | and (if) | want | you | it | then | (for) yourself | to see |
| sô | muoz | iu | alsam | geschehen | | so | will | (to) you | the same | happen |
8520 | dô | sprach | der | künec | Êrec | | then | said | _ | King | Erec |
| ich | weste | wol | der | Sælden | wec | | I | knew | full well | _ | Fortune's | path |
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