Erec | erlâ | mich | dîner | vrâge | | spare | me | your | questions |
5479 | dû | setzest | enwâge | | you | are placing | in the balance |
| dînen | lîp | vil | sêre | | your | life | very | much |
| möhte | ich | an | dir | dehein | êre | | could | I | from | you | any | honor |
5482 | begân | oder | deheinen | ruom | | gain | or | any | fame |
| ich | zebræche | dich | als | ein | huon | | I | would crush | you | like | a | (wild) hen |
| waz | vrumet | im | dîn | vrâge | | what | helps | him | your | questions |
5485 | nû | nim | dir | in | ze | mâge | | now | take | (to) you | him | as | (a) kinsman |
| und | hilf | im | de- | -st | im | nôt | genuoc | | and | help | him | (there) | is | (for) him | need | enough |
| im | ze | sehenne | er | in | sluoc | | (for) him | to | see | he | him | struck |
5488 | und | hiez | in | strîchen | sînen | wec | | and | told | him | to go quickly | (on) his | way |
| wolde | in | Êrec | dannoch | | wanted | him | Erec | still |
| mit | güete | überwunden | hân | | with | kindness | persuaded | to have |
5491 | daz | er | den | ritter | hæte | lân | | that | he | the | knight | (would) | let (be) |
| diu | bete | was | vil | gar | verlorn | | (his) | request | was | most | completely | lost |
| wan | daz | er | reizete | des | risen | zorn | | _ | for only | it | provoked | the | giant's | anger |
5494 | dem | ritter | tâten | si | dô | wê | | (to) the | knight | caused | they | there | pain |
| durch | sînen | haz | wirs | dan | ê | | from | _ | spite | worse | than | before |
| wan | si | en- | -hâten | vorhte | noch | wân | | for | they | (neither) | had | fear | nor | (a) belief |
5497 | daz | er | si | getorste | bestân | | that | he | them | dared | fight |
| und | als | Êrec | der | degen | balt | | and | when | Erec | the | warrior | bold |
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