Erec | daz | si | daz | begunden | ane | sehen | | (so) that | they | (of) that | began | _ | to catch sight |
8767 | des | si | von | schulden | muosten | jehen | | (of) which | they | _ | quite rightly | had | to admit |
| ez | wære | ein | seltsæne | dinc | | it | was | a | strange | affair |
| hie | was | gestalt | ein | wîter | rinc | | here | was | set up | a | wide | ring |
8770 | von | eichînen | stecken | | of | oak | poles |
| des | wunderte | Êrecken | | (at) this | wondered | Erec |
| ir | iegelîch | was | sus | bedaht | | (of) them | each | was | thus | topped |
8773 | ein | mannes | houbet | dr- | -ûf | gestaht | | a | man's | head | _ | on it | was struck |
| wan | einer | der | was | lære | | except for | one | which | was | empty |
| wâ | von | daz | wære | | _ | how | that | came about |
8776 | dâ | hienc | ein | grôz | horn | an | | there | hung | a | large | horn | on it |
| Êrec | dô | vrâgen | began | | Erec | then | to ask | began |
| wie- | -z | hier | umbe | wære | getân | | how | it | _ | concerning this | had been | done |
8779 | dâ | wære- | -z | iu | bezzer | verlân | | there | would be | it | (for) you | better | to leave |
| sprach | der | wirt | z- | -em | gaste | | said | the | host | to | (his) | guest |
| und | mac | iuch | riuwen | vaste | | and | (it) may | (to) you | cause regret | greatly |
8782 | daz | ir | her | komen | sît | | that | you | here | come | have |
| iuch | hât | verleitet | iuwer | strît | | you | has | led astray | your | obstinancy |
| nû | sehet | selbe | die | wârheit | | now | see | (for) yourself | the | proof |
8785 | daz | ich | niht | hân | misseseit | | that | I | not | have | misinformed (you) |
| ob | ir- | -z | noch | geloubet | | if | you | it | still | doubt |
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