Erec | als | dô | si | sîn | begunden | | as | when | they | it | began |
8343 | ie | under | stunden | | _ | _ | from time to time |
| sâhen | si | den | ellenden | man | | looked at | they | the | stranger | _ |
| mit | jâmervarwen | ougen | an | | with | sorrow filled | eyes | _ |
8346 | und | klageten | sînen | genæmen | lîp | | and | lamented | his | handsome | figure |
| und | erbarmte | in | daz | sîn | wîp | | and | had pity | (they) | that | his | wife |
| solde | bî | in | dâ | bestân | | was | with | them | there | to remain |
8349 | wan | des | wâren | si | gewis | âne | wân | | for | of this | were | they | certain | beyond | (a) doubt |
| sus | gedâhte | der | ellende | | thus | thought | the | stranger |
| got | sî | der | daz | wende | | God | be | the one | that | prevent |
8352 | daz | ich | sô | iht | gevar | | that | I | so | not | act |
| daz | ich | dise | vreudenlôse | schar | | that | I | (to) this | joyless | company |
| iht | mêre | mit | mînem | wîbe | | at all | increase | with | my | wife |
8355 | sô | daz | ich | iht | belîbe | | so | that | I | perhaps | remain (dead) |
| hie | heten | die | geste | beide | | here | had | the | guests | two |
| vil | swære | ougenweide | | (a) very | painful | sight |
8358 | wan | in | tete | der | vrouwen | swære | wê | | for | them | caused | the | ladies' | sorrow | pain |
| nû | ist | zît | daz | man | gê | | now | is (it) | time | that | one | takes leave |
| der | wirt | vuorte | si | ezzen | | the | host | led | them | to dine |
8361 | nû | en- | -wart | dâ | niht | vergezzen | | now | _ | was | there | nothing | forgotten |
| si | en- | -heten | alles | des | die | kraft | | they | _ | had | all | (of) this | (an) | abundance |
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