Erec | ein | vrouwen | müeze | iu | got | geben | | a | wife | may | you | God | give |
3798 | sprach | daz | tugenthafte | wîp | | replied | the | virtuous | woman |
| diu | iuwer | lant | und | iuwern | lîp | | who | your | land | and | your | person |
| baz | ze | rehte | ziere | | more | _ | properly | grace |
3801 | ez | müeste | iuch | harte | schiere | | it | would | you | very | quickly |
| von | rehte | geriuwen | | _ | rightfully | cause regret |
| und | wære | wider | mînen | triuwen | | and | would be | contrary to | my | fidelity |
3804 | als | ez | diu | werlt | vernæme | | when | (of) it | the | world | heard |
| und | ez | ir | vür | kæme | | and | it | it | _ | came before |
| sô | wære- | -z | niuwan | ir | spot | | so | would be | it | nothing other than | its | ridicule |
3807 | durch | daz | sô | lât | die | rede | durch | got | | because of | this | so | abandon | this | talk | for the sake of | God |
| wan | iu | von | rehte | baz | geschiht | | for | you | _ | properly | better | (should) happen |
| ich | en- | -touc | ze | grævinne | niht | | I | _ | am suitable | as | (a) countess | not |
3810 | ich | en- | -hân | geburt | noch | daz | guot | | I | (neither) | have | (the) birth | nor | _ | (the) wealth |
| swaz | ouch | mir | mîn | geselle | tuot | | whatever | regardless | to me | my | companion | does |
| daz | dulde | ich | mit | rehte | | that | accept | I | _ | rightfully |
3813 | ze | wîbe | und | ze | knehte | | as | wife | and | as | squire |
| und | ze | swiu | er | mich | wil | hân | | and | for | whatever else | he | me | will | have |
| des | bin | ich | im | alles | undertân | | that | am | I | to him | in everything | subject |
3816 | herre | waz | mac | ich | sprechen | mê | | sir | what | can | I | say | more |
| wan | ich | wolde | erweln | ê | | for | I | would | choose | sooner |
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