Erec | ich | hæte | iu | gantwurtet | baz | | I | would have | you | answered | better |
3858 | wan | ich | herre | niene | bin | | for | I | sir | not | am |
| iedoch | sô | gar | âne | sin | | after all | so | completely | without | good sense |
| und | möhte | ich | mîne | sache | | and (that if) | could | I | my | situation |
3861 | ze | êren | und | ze | gemache | | to | honor | and | to | comfort |
| verwandeln | daz | en- | -tæte | ich | | change | that | _ | would do | I |
| wan | mîn | leben | ist | sô | kumberlich | | sincefor | my | life | is | so | burdensome |
3864 | als | ir- | -z | selbe | habet | gesehen | | as | you | it | yourself | have | seen |
| vil | rehte | wil | ich | iu | bejehen | | (very) | exactly | willl | I | to you | confess |
| wie | mich | von | êrste | mîn | man | | how | me | _ | originally | my | husband |
3867 | im | ze | wîbe | gewan | | for himself | for | (a) wife | took |
| ich- | -n | bin | im | niht | genôzsam | | I | _ | am | for him | not | suitable |
| mînem | vater | er | mich | nam | | (from) my | father | he | me | took |
3870 | wan | der | ist | wærlîche | | for | he | is | truly |
| edel | unde | rîche | | noble | and | wealthy |
| in | des | hof | er | dicke | reit | | into | his | court | he | often | rode |
3873 | nâch | kinde | gewonheit | | like | (of) children | (the) custom |
| lief | ich | dâ | hin | unde | her | | ran | I | there | there | and | here |
| eines | tages | spilte | er | | one | day | was playing | he |
3876 | mit | uns | dô | schein | wol | daz | kint | | with | us | then | was demonstrated | well | (how) that | children |
| lîhte | ze | triegenne | sint | | easily | to | deceive | are |
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