Erec | muoste | si | geloben | dô | | has | she | to promise | then |
3105 | wan | si | vorhte | sîne | drô | | for | she | feared | his | threats |
| nû | riten | si | beide | | now | rode | they | both |
| âne | holz | niuwan | heide | | without | woods | only | heath |
3108 | unz | daz | si | der | tac | verlie | | until | (that) | them | _ | day | left |
| dô | diu | naht | ane | gie | | when | _ | night | _ | began (to fall) |
| schône | schein | der | mâne | | brightly | shone | the | moon |
3111 | nâch | âventiure | wâne | | in | of adventure | (the) hope |
| reit | der | guote | kneht | Êrec | | rode | the | brave | knight | Erec |
| nû | wîste | si | der | wec | | now | led | them | the | way |
3114 | in | einen | kreftigen | walt | | into | a | mighty | woods |
| den | hâten | mit | gewalt | | this | held | with | force |
3117 | de- | -is- | -wâr | swer | in | wære | | this | is | true | whoever | them | _ |
| zuo | den | zîten | widerriten | | at | (this) | time | rode towards |
| dem | si | möhten | hân | gestriten | | whom | they | could | _ | way lay |
3120 | sô | si | den | wec | behuot | | so (then) | they | the | way | blocked |
| daz | si | im | umbe | daz | guot | | (so) that | they | him | for | (his) | possessions |
| næmen | êre | unde | lîp | | would take | honor | and | life |
3123 | die | ersach | von | êrste | daz | wîp | | them | saw | _ | first | the | lady |
| wan | si | verre | vor | reit | | for | she | far | _ | rode out in front |
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