Erec | dâ | von | ein | ritter | wirt | erkant | | _ | by which | a | knight | is | acclaimed |
8551 | des | hât | mir | noch | mîn | hant | | this | has | (for) me | yet | my | hand |
| vil | lützel | erworben | | very | little | achieved |
| an | lobe | ich | bin | verdorben | | in terms of | honor | I | have | been unlucky |
8554 | unz | an | disen | tac | | until | _ | this | day |
| dâ | von | ich | gerne | wâgen | mac | | _ | thus | I | gladly | wager | shall |
| mîne | kranken | êre | | my | meagre | honor |
8557 | daz | sich | diu | hie | mêre | | (so) that | itself | it | here | increases |
| daz | ich | gar | ze | lobe | stê | | (and) that | I | completely | in | (high) praise | stand |
| oder | daz | si | vollen | zegê | | or | that | it | completely | perishes |
8560 | ob | mir | got | der | êren | gan | | if | me | God | the | honor | grants |
| daz | ich | gesige | an | disem | man | | that | I | am victorius | over | this | man |
| sô | wirde | ich | êren | rîche | | so | will become | I | in honor | rich |
8563 | und | merket | wie | ungelîche | | and | notice | how | unequal |
| uns | giltet | daz | selbe | spil | | (for) us | pays | this | same | game |
| ez | giltet | im | unnâch | sô | vil | | it | pays | (to) him | hardly | as | much |
8566 | ze | der | zwelften | mâze | als | ez | mir | tuot | | as | the | twelfth | measure | as | it | (for) me | does |
| er | setzet | wider | valsche | guot | | he | stakes | against | impurities | good |
| sîn | golt | wider | êre | | his | gold | against | iron |
8569 | ez | en- | -prîset | in | borsêre | | it | _ | brings praise | (to) him | very little |
| wirt | im | des | siges | an | mir | verjehen | | (if) is | (to) him | _ | victory | over | me | accorded |
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