Erec | der | künec | zuo | dem | gaste | sprach | | the | king | to | the | stranger | spoke |
4514 | vernemet- | -z | herre | vür | ein | spil | | (please) receive | it | Sir | as | a | whim |
| daz | ich | nû | reden | wil | | what | I | now | say | shall |
| und | lât | ez | iu | niht | wesen | leit | | and | let | it | (to) you | not | be | offensive |
4517 | mich | betwanc | iuwer | manheit | | me | defeated | your | bravery |
| daz | ich | wolde | werden | iuwer | man | | (such) that | I | would have | become | your | vassal |
| dâ | ist | iu | wol | gelungen | an | | _ | was (it) | (for) you | very | successful | thereon |
4520 | nû | ist | diu | vrümekeit | an | iu | schîn | | now | is | _ | valor | on | you | apparent |
| daz | ich- | -z | noch | gerner | wolde | sîn | | (such) that | I | (about) it | even | happier | would | be |
| ob | ich | wizzen | mehte | | if | I | learn | might |
4523 | ob | ir- | -z | an | dem | geslehte | | whether | you | (this) | of | (your) | family |
| alsô | wol | hætet | | also (as) | well (off) | are |
| und | mir | daz | kunt | tætet | | and | (to) me | that | known | (you) make |
4526 | sô | wære | mîner | êre | | so | would be | my | honor |
| sô | vil | deste | mêre | | so | much | even | greater |
| daz | mir | von | iu | geschehen | ist | | what | (to) me | from | you | happened | has |
4529 | des | ich | unz | an | dise | vrist | | which | I | until | at | this | time |
| nie- | -ne | wart | betwungen | | never | _ | was | defeated |
| noch | ist | mir | wol | gelungen | | however | has | (to) me | well (enough) | happened |
4532 | und | wil | ez | âne | klage | lân | | and | will | it | without | lament | leave |
| hât- | -z | ein | edel | man | getân | | (if) has | it | a | nobel | man | done |
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