Erec | die | andern | sêre | weinten | | the | others | greatly | wept |
8115 | waz | si | dâ | mite | meinten | | what | they | _ | by it | meant |
| daz | weste | der | tugentrîche | | that | knew | the | virtuous (one) |
| und | en- | -tete | dem | niht | gelîche | | and | _ | acted | (to) them | not | in the same manner |
8118 | als | er | dar | umbe | iht | weste | | as if | he | _ | about it | nothing | knew |
| Êrec | der | muotveste | | Erec | the | strong of purpose |
| bedâhte | sich | vrœlîch | und | wol | | kept (content) | himself | happily | and | properly |
8121 | alsam | der | unverzagete | sol | | as | the | undaunted | should |
| den | man | niht | lîhte | entsprechen | mac | | whom | one | not | easily | dissuade (with words) | can |
| deheines | swachen | gelouben | er | phlac | | no | (superstitious) | beliefs | he | undertook |
8124 | er | en- | -wolde | der | wîbe | liezen | | he | not | would | the | womens' | prophesy |
| engelten | noch | geniezen | | (bring) bad luck | nor | (bring) good luck |
| swaz | im | getroumen | mahte | | whatever | (to) him | appear in a dream | might |
8127 | dar | ûf | en- | -hete | er | dehein | ahte | | _ | for this | _ | had | he | no | concern |
| er- | -n | was | dehein | wetersorgære | | he | _ | was | no | weather prophet |
| er | sach | im | als | mære | | he | saw | it | as | just the same |
8130 | des | morgens | über | den | wec | varn | | (if in) the | morning | across | (his) | path | flew |
| die | iuweln | sam | den | mûsarn | | the | owl | or | the | falcon |
| ouch | hiez | er | selten | machen | | also | had | he | never | made |
8133 | dehein | viur | ûz | der | spachen | | any | fire | from | _ | kindling |
| daz | man | im | dar | an | sæhe | | (so) that | one | _ | _ | there in | might espy (his fortune) |
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