Gregorius | dô | der | vischære | und | sîn | wîp | | when | the | fisher | and | his | wife |
1156 | über | des | süezen | kindes | lîp | | for | the | sweet | child's | life |
| sô | rehte | vlîzic | wâren | | so | very | diligent | were |
| unz | ze | sehs | jâren | | until | _ (his) | sixth | year |
1159 | der | abbet | nam | ez | dô | von | in | | the | abbot | took | him | then | from | them |
| zuo | im | in | daz | klôster | hin | | to | him(self) | to | the | monastery | away |
| und | kleidete- | -z | mit | selher | wât | | and | clothed | him | with | such | clothes |
1162 | diu | phäflîchen | stât | | which | clerical | were |
| und | hiez | ez | diu | buoch | lêren | | and | had | him | _ | book (learning) | taught |
| swaz | ze | triuwen | und | ze | êren | | whatever | to | loyalty | and | to | honor |
1165 | und | ze | vrümikeit | abbet | gezôch | | and | to | excellence | abbot | led (one) |
| wie | lützel | ez | dâ | von | vlôch | | how | little | he | _ | from it | fled |
| wie | gerne- | -z | âne | slege | mit | bete | | how | gladly | he | without | blows | at | requests |
1168 | sînes | meisters | willen | tete | | his | master's | bidding | did |
| ez | en- | -lie | sich | niht | betrâgen | | he | _ | let | himself | not | become bored |
| ez | en- | -wolde | dingelîches | vrâgen | | he | _ | would | all things | ask (about) |
1171 | diu | guot | ze | wizzenne | sint | | what | good | to | know | are |
| als | ein | sæligez | kint | | as | a | gifted | child |
| diu | kint | diu | vor | drin | jâren | | the | children | who | (earlier) | three | years |
1174 | zuo | gesetzet | wâren | | _ | been enrolled | had |
| mit | kunst | ez | diu | sô | schiere | ervuor | | on | knowledge | he | (with) them | so | quickly | caught up |
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