Erec | wol | ein | halp | jâr | oder | mê | | well | a | half | year | or | more |
8496 | ist | des | daz | im | niemen | kam | | is | it | that | (to) him | no one | came |
| sît | daz | er | den | lîp | benam | | since | that | he | the | lives | took |
| rittern | die | ich | genennen | kan | | (of) knights | whom | I | name | can |
8499 | er | sluoc | benamen | hie | drî | man | | he | slew | indeed | here | three | men |
| sô | man | si | beste | erkande | | as | one | them | (as) the best | recognized |
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 | _ |
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