Erec | daz | widerdiene | ich | harte | wol | | that | repay | I | very | well |
1010 | Êrec | erbarmde | sich | dô | | Erec | showed compansion | _ | then |
| zuo | dem | ritter | sprach | er | sô | | to | the | knight | said | he | thus |
| nû | wil | ich | iuch | leben | lân | | now | will | I | you | let | live |
1013 | des | en- | -hetet | ir | mir | niht | getân | | this | _ | had | you | for me | not | done |
| nû | gap | er | im | des | sicherheit | | now | gave | he | him | of this | (his) pledge |
| daz | er | im | wære | bereit | | that | he | _ | was | prepared |
1016 | ze | leisten | swaz | er- | -n | hieze | | to | carry out | whatever | he | him | ordered |
| daz | er | in | leben | lieze | | if | he | him | live | let |
| als | diu | sicherheit | was | getân | | when | the | security | was | done |
1019 | dô | hiez | er | in | ûf | stân | | then | ordered | he | him | _ | to stand up |
| und | als | si | zuo | den | stunden | | and | when | they | at | the | time |
| ir | houbet | beide | enbunden | | their | helmets | both | removed |
1022 | er | sprach | nû | sult | ir | mich | gewern | | he | spoke | now | shall | you | me | guarantee |
| des | en- | -wil | ich | niht | enbern | | this | _ | will | I | not | forgo |
| ez | en- | -müeze | mîn | vrouwe | diu | künegîn | | _ | _ | must | my | lady | the | queen |
1025 | wider | ir | laster | gêret | sîn | | in return for | her | insult | honored | be |
| ir | butet | ir | grôz | ungemach | | you | caused | her | great | distress |
| daz | ir | nie | leider | geschach | | such that | to her | never | worse | happened |
1028 | wider | si | sô | habet | ir | vil | getân | | to | her | so | have | you | much | done |
| des | sult | ir | ir | ze | buoze | stân | | for this | shall | you | (before) her | in | compensation | stand |
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