Erec | den | en- | -lieze | si | niht | under | wegen | | this one | _ | would abandon | she | not | along | (the) way |
3712 | im | en- | -wære | der | lôn | von | ir | bereit | | for him | _ | were | the | rewards | from | her | available |
| daz | in | sîn | arbeit | | (and) that | him | his | efforts |
| niht | dorfte | riuwen | | not | should | (cause) pain |
3715 | huote | er | sîner | triuwen | | (if) protected | he | his | fidelity |
| baz | dan | der | grâve | tæte | | better | than | the | count | did |
| der | en- | -was | dar | an | niht | stæte | | he | _ | was | _ | therein | not | steadfast |
3718 | wan | in | vrou | Minne | betwanc | | for | him | Lady | Love | enticed |
| ûf | einen | valschen | gedanc | | to | a | false | idea |
| daz | er | dem | vil | biderben | man | | (so) that | he | (from) the | very | upright | man |
3721 | sîn | wîp | ze | nemenne | muot | gewan | | his | wife | to | take | (the) intention | gained |
| vier | ritter | er | zuo | im | nam | | four | knights | he | with | him | took |
| als | er | z- | -en | herbergen | kam | | when | he | to | the | inn | came |
3724 | ob | dem | tische | er | si | vant | | at | the | table | he | them | found |
| 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 |
3727 | dô | en- | -hete | Êrec | deheinen | wân | | then | _ | had | Erec | no | idea |
| daz | er | im | schaden | solde | | that | he | him | harm | would |
| als | er | doch | gerne | wolde | | as | he | indeed | the intention | had |
3730 | den | grâven | nam | grôz | wunder | | the | count | took | great | surprise |
| daz | si | sô | besunder | | that | they | so (far) | apart |
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