Erec | wan | daz | im | harte | grôz | | except | that | (on) him | very | large |
4286 | wâren | arme | unde | bein | | were | (his) legs | and | arms |
| dâ | zuo | den | brüsten | er | schein | | _ | in addition | (in his) | chest | he | was |
| kreftic | unde | dic | genuoc | | powerful | and | broad | enough |
4289 | dar | under | er | ein | herze | truoc | | _ | there under | he | a | heart | carried |
| volleclîche | manhaft | | completely | manly |
| daz | gap | im | ouch | die | kraft | | which | gave | him | also | (his) | strength |
4292 | wan | dâ | stât | ez | allez | an | | for | _ | is based | _ | everything | there on |
| und | wizzet | rehte | wære | ein | man | | and | know | for sure | were | a | man |
| gewahsen | zwelf | klâfter | lanc | | grown | twelve | fathoms | tall |
4295 | und | wære | sîn | herze | kranc | | and | were | his | heart | weak |
| und | ûf | zageheit | geborn | | and | to | cowardice | born |
| daz | michel | âs | wære | verlorn | | the | great amount of | carrion | would be | lost |
4298 | sus | en- | -was | dem | herren | niht | | such | _ | was | (with this) | lord | not (the case) |
| wir | müezen | sîner | geschiht | | we | must | (of) his | story |
| ein | michel | teil | verdagen | | a | great | part | keep silent |
4301 | man | möhte | vil | dâ | von | gesagen | | one | could | much | _ | about it | relate |
| wan | daz | der | rede | dâ | würde | vil | ze | | except | that | (this) | story | there | would become | long | too |
| dâ | von | ich | iu | si | kürzen | wil | | _ | so | I | (for) you | it | shorten | will |
4304 | ez | hâte | der | guot | herre | | _ | had | the | good | lord |
| gelücke | unde | rîchen | muot | | good fortune | and | (a) noble | spirit |
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