Gregorius | nû | was | ir | ein | herre | | now | was | (to) her | a | lord |
900 | gesezzen | unverre | | residing | nearby |
| des | namen | ir | vil | wol | gelîch | | (in) | rank | her | very | much | alike |
| beidiu | edel | unde | rîch | | both | noble | and | powerful |
903 | der | leite | sînen | vlîz | dar | an | | he | directed | his | efforts | _ | to this |
| daz | si | in | næme | ze | man | | that | she | him | might take | as (a) | husband |
| und | dô | er | sîn | reht | getete | | and | when | he | his | duty | had done |
906 | mit | boteschefte | und | mit | bete | | with | messages | and | with | pleas |
| als | er- | -z | versuochen | solde | | as | he | it | attempt | should |
| und | si | sîn | nie- | -ne | wolde | | and | she | him | not | _ | did accept |
909 | nû | wânde | er | si | gewinnen | sô | | then | thought | he | her | to win | thus |
| mit | urliuge | und | mit | drô | | with | warfare | and | with | threats |
| sô | bestuont | er | si | zehant | | so | invaded | he | her | immediately |
912 | unde | wuoste | ir | daz | lant | | and | devastated | (for) her | (her) | land |
| er | gewan | ir | abe | die | besten | | he | took | (from) her | _ | the | best |
| stete | und | ir | vesten | | towns | and | her | fortifications |
915 | unz | er | si | gar | vertreip | | until | he | her | completely | drove back |
| daz | ir | niht | mê | beleip | | (so) that | (to) her | nothing | more | remained |
| niuwan | eine | ir | houbetstat | | (except) only | alone | her | capital |
918 | diu | was | ouch | alsô | besat | | this | was | too | also | beleaguered |
| mit | tägelîcher | huote | | with | daily | guard |
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