Erec| | huote | er | sîner | triuwen | | (if) protected | he | his | fidelity |
| 3716 | baz | dan | der | grâve | tæte | | better | than | the | count | did |
| | der | en- | -was | dar | an | niht | stæte | | he | _ | was | _ | therein | not | steadfast |
| | wan | in | vrou | Minne | betwanc | | for | him | Lady | Love | enticed |
| 3719 | ûf | einen | valschen | gedanc | | to | a | false | idea |
| | daz | er | dem | vil | biderben | man | | (so) that | he | (from) the | very | upright | man |
| | sîn | wîp | ze | nemenne | muot | gewan | | his | wife | to | take | (the) intention | gained |
| 3722 | vier | ritter | er | zuo | im | nam | | four | knights | he | with | him | took |
| | als | er | z- | -en | herbergen | kam | | when | he | to | the | inn | came |
| | ob | dem | tische | er | si | vant | | at | the | table | he | them | found |
| 3725 | von | im | leite | er | sîn | gewant | | from | him | took off | he | his | cloak |
| | mit | gruoze | begunde | er | vür | si | stân | | with | greetings | went | he | before | them | (and) stood |
| | dô | en- | -hete | Êrec | deheinen | wân | | then | _ | had | Erec | no | idea |
| 3728 | daz | er | im | schaden | solde | | that | he | him | harm | would |
| | als | er | doch | gerne | wolde | | as | he | indeed | the intention | had |
| | den | grâven | nam | grôz | wunder | | the | count | took | great | surprise |
| 3731 | daz | si | sô | besunder | | that | they | so (far) | apart |
| | an | dem | tische | sâzen | | at | the | table | sat |
| | und | niht | ensament | âzen | | and | not | together | were eating |
| 3734 | er | sprach | in | sîner | valscheit | | he | spoke | in | his | deceit |
| | herre | wære- | -z | iu | niht | leit | | sir | were | it | (to) you | not | displeasing |
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