Erec | von | sterke | und | ouch | von | manheit | | in | strength | and | also | in | prowess |
8023 | swaz | im | noch | ritter | widerreit | | whatever | him | so far | knights | have ridden (against) |
| die | si | wolden | bejagen | | who | it | wanted | to win |
| die | hât | er | alle | erslagen | | these | has | he | all | slain |
8026 | im | en- | -mohte | niht | wider | sîn | | him | _ | can | no one | _ | withstand |
| noch | erwindet | durch | die | liebe | mîn | | now | turn back | for | the | sake | (of) mine |
| dô | sprancte | der | künec | Êrec | | then | sprang | _ | King | Erec |
8029 | vil | sêre | lachende | ûf | den | wec | | very | much | laughing | on(to) | the | way |
| er | sprach | edel | ritter | nû | wol | dan | | he | spoke | noble | knight | now | well | away |
| und | ist | ez | niuwan | ein | man | | and (if) | is | it | only | a | man |
8032 | an | dem | si | ze | gewinne | stât | | against | whom | it | for | success | depends |
| des | möhte | werden | guot | rât | | (of) this | could | be | (a) good | advice |
| wâ | mite | machet | ir- | -z | sô | grôz | | _ | why | do make | you | it | so | great |
8035 | weder | ist | er | berc | oder | berges | genôz | | neither | is | he | (a) mountain | or | (to a) mountain | equal |
| daz | man | in | alsô | vürhten | sol | | that | one | him | so | fear | should |
| ich | wânde | daz | hûs | wære | vol | | I | imagined | the | castle | were | full |
8038 | gewürmes | und | wilder | tiere | | (of) dragons | and | wild | beasts |
| diu | uns | alsô | schiere | | which | us | as | quickly |
| âne | wer | den | lîp | næmen | | without | (a) defense | (our) | lives | take |
8041 | sô | wir | dar | kæmen | | as | we | there | come |
| noch | hân | ich | ze | lebene | wân | | now | have | I | of | living | hope |
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