Erec | die | er | dar | mohte | bringen | | wh | he | there | was able | to bring |
9769 | erbiten | und | betwingen | | entreat | and | compel |
| si | macheten | ein | hôchzît | | they | held | a | celebration |
| diu | mit | wirtschefte | sît | | which | with | hospitality | afterwards |
9772 | werte | vier | wochen | | lasted | four | weeks |
| mit | vreuden | wirt | zebrochen | | through | joy | were | destroyed |
| diu | swære | gewonheit | | the | difficult | circumstances |
9775 | die | er | durch | sînen | neven | leit | | which | he | because of | his | nephew | had suffered |
| der | wirt | er | hie | ergetzet | | the | host | he | here | was compensated |
| und | ist | im | wol | ersetzet | | and | was | (for) it | well | repaid |
9778 | mit | vil | wünneclîcher | kraft | | with | (a) most | joy-filled | fullness |
| Êrec | und | sîn | geselleschaft | | Erec | and | his | company |
| was | dâ | z- | -en | hôchzîten | | were | there | at | the | celebration |
9781 | die | en- | -liez | der | künec | niht | rîten | | them | _ | would let | the | king | not | ride (away) |
| doch | was | er | âne | vreude | hie | | yet | was | he | without | joy | here |
| alsô | daz | er | sîn | herze | nie | | (because) | that | he | his | heart | never |
9784 | von | swærem | kumber | brâhte | | of | heavy | care | freed |
| swenne | er | dar | an | gedâhte | | whenever | he | _ | about this | thought |
| sô | entweich | im | aller | sîn | muot | | so | left | him | all | his | enthusiasm |
9787 | als | ez | dem | erbarmherzen | tuot | | as | it | (to) the | compassionate | happens |
| dem | ervollent | dicke | diu | ougen | | whom | are filled | often | his | eyes |
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