Erec | disen | stein | geweichen | mac | | this | stone | soften | can |
8439 | sô | -ne | kunde | âne | des | tôdes | slac | | thus | _ | could | except (for) | _ | death's | blow |
| niht | sînen | muot | betwingen | | nothing | his | heart | defeat |
| noch | ûf | zageheit | bringen | | nor | to | cowardice | turn |
8442 | der | rede | begunde | er | lachen | | (at these) | words | began | he | to laugh |
| er | sprach | von | swelhen | sachen | | he | spoke | about | such | matters |
| ich | niht | vrâgen | getar | | (about which) I | not | (to) ask | would dare |
8445 | die | sint | ouch | ze | griulîch | gar | | they | are | indeed | too | horrible | entirely |
| daz | ich | dar | nâch | gevrâget | hân | | (however) that | I | _ | about it | asked | _ |
| daz- | -n | hân | ich | niht | dar | ûf | getân | | that | _ | _ | I | not | _ | for the reason | did do |
8448 | daz | ich | des | iht | gesinne | | that | I | from it | anything | might expect |
| daz | ich | dar | an | gewinne | | that | I | _ | from it | might gain |
| sunderen | prîs | vür | alle | die | | special | fame | over | all | those |
8451 | die | noch | her | kâmen | ie | | who | until now | here | came | before |
| wan | daz | mich | des | betrâget | | (but) because | it | me | (about this) | would concern |
| swenne | man | mich | dâ | von | vrâget | | if | one | me | _ | about it | should ask |
8454 | beide | wîp | unde | man | | either | woman | or | man |
| daz | ich | in- | -s | niht | gesagen | kan | | (and) that | I | them | about it | nothing | tell | could |
| und | ich | doch | hie | gewesen | bin | | and | I | indeed | here | been | have |
8457 | dar | an | velschent | si | mînen | sin | | _ | about this | would hold for false | they | my | intention |
| nû | wânde | der | wirt | er | meinte- | -z | sô | | now | believed | the | host | he | meant | it | so |
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