Erec | nâch | âventiure | wâne | | in | of adventure | (the) hope |
3112 | reit | der | guote | kneht | Êrec | | rode | the | brave | knight | Erec |
| nû | wîste | si | der | wec | | now | led | them | the | way |
| in | einen | kreftigen | walt | | into | a | mighty | woods |
3115 | den | hâten | mit | gewalt | | this | held | with | force |
| de- | -is- | -wâr | swer | in | wære | | this | is | true | whoever | them | _ |
3118 | zuo | den | zîten | widerriten | | at | (this) | time | rode towards |
| dem | si | möhten | hân | gestriten | | whom | they | could | _ | way lay |
| sô | si | den | wec | behuot | | so (then) | they | the | way | blocked |
3121 | daz | si | im | umbe | daz | guot | | (so) that | they | him | for | (his) | possessions |
| næmen | êre | unde | lîp | | would take | honor | and | life |
| die | ersach | von | êrste | daz | wîp | | them | saw | _ | first | the | lady |
3124 | wan | si | verre | vor | reit | | for | she | far | _ | rode out in front |
| diz | was | ir | êrstez | herzeleit | | this | was | her | first | sorrow |
| daz | ir | zuo | der | verte | geschach | | that | to her | on | the | trip | happened |
3127 | wan | si | an | ir | gebærden | sach | | for | she | on | their | behavior | saw |
| daz | si | roubære | wâren | | that | they | robbers | were |
| si | wolde | im- | -z | mit | gebâren | | she | would | him | it | with | gestures |
3130 | gerne | kunt | hân | getân | | gladly | known | have | made |
| dô | en- | -mohte | er- | -s | niht | verstân | | but | _ | could | he | of it | nothing | understand |
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