Erec | habe | doch | selher | vorhte | rât | | be | yet | (from) such | fear | free |
8630 | diu | zagelîch | sî | | which | cowardly | is |
| der | vorhte | was | sîn | herze | vrî | | (of such) | fear | was | his | heart | free |
| sît | im | der | tac | ze | kamphe | stuont | | since | (for) him | the | day | for | doing battle | had come |
8633 | er | tete | als | die | wîsen | tuont | | he | did | as | the | wise | do |
| wan | hie | hôrte | vorhte | zuo | | for | here | belonged | fear | _ |
| ûf | stuont | er | vil | vruo | | _ | arose | he | very | early |
8636 | mit | vrouwen | Ênîten | er | kam | | with | Lady | Enite | he | went |
| dâ | er | messe | vernam | | where | he | mass | heard |
| in | des | heilegen | geistes | êre | | in | (of) the | Holy | Spirit | honor |
8639 | und | vlêhete | got | vil | sêre | | and | besought | Gott | most | earnestly |
| daz | er | im | behielte | den | lîp | | that | He | him | would preserve | (his) | life |
| des | selben | bat | ouch | sîn | wîp | | (for) the | same | prayed | also | his | wife |
8642 | ze | vlîze | begunde | er | sich | bewarn | | _ | conscientiously | _ | he | himself | (spiritually) prepared |
| alsam | ein | ritter | der | sol | varn | | as | a | knight | who | is | to go |
| kemphen | einen | vrumen | man | | to battle | (with) a | valiant | man |
8645 | nâch | der | messe | schiet | er | dan | | after | _ | mass | left | he | from there |
| dô | was | der | imbîz | bereit | | then | was | the | meal | ready |
| grôz | wirtschaft | die | er | alle | meit | | great | feasting | (of) which | he | all | avoided |
8648 | deheines | vrâzes | er | sich | vleiz | | no | meal | he | _ | sought out |
| abe | einem | huone | er | gebeiz | | on | a | (wild) hen | he | bit |
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