Erec | und | daz | in | liep | wære | | and | that what | for them | dear | would be |
1329 | daz | si | nû | dunket | swære | | what | to them | now | appears | difficult |
| unde | daz | si | næmen | | and | that | they | would take |
| swâ | si | sîn | reht | bekæmen | | wherever | they | _ | rightly | received |
1332 | einen | süezen | kus | vür | einen | slac | | a | sweet | kiss | over | a | blow |
| und | guote | naht | vür | übeln | tac | | and | (a) good | night | over | (a) bad | day |
| dô | bat | in | der | herzoge | Îmâin | | then | requested | of him | _ | duke | Imain |
1335 | daz | er | die | naht | geruochte | sîn | | that | he | the | night | willing | would be |
| mit | im | durch | alle | minne | | with | him | in | all | affection |
| mit | sîner | vriundinne | | with | his | lady-love |
1338 | und | bat- | -s | ouch | den | geswîen | | and | requested | this | also | of (his) | brother-in-law |
| des | begunde | in | Êrec | verzîhen | | of this | began | ihm | Erec | (politely) to refuse |
| sus | antwurte | er | im | dô | | so | answered | he | him | then |
1341 | herre | wie | tæte | ich | danne | sô | | sir | how | (could) | I | then | so |
| solde | ich | mînen | wirt | lân | | should | I | my | host | abandon |
| der | mir | vil | guotes | hât | getân | | who | me | so much | good | has | done |
1344 | er | emphienc | mich | gester | | he | received | me | yesterday |
| er | und | iuwer | swester | | he | and | your | sister |
| in | grôzer | unkünde | wol | | in | great | lack of acquaintance | certainly |
1347 | und | sô | daz | ich | ez | dienen | sol | | and | so | that | I | it | repay | must |
| ich | weiz | wol | baz | en- | -moht- | -er | | I | know | well | better | not | could do | he |
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