Erec| | zehant | truoc | er | im | dô | | immediately | extended | he | to him | then |
| 4020 | ze | heiles | gewinne | | to | (of his) health | (the) benefit |
| | sant | Gêrtrûte | minne | | Saint | Gertrud's | blessing |
| | alsô | reit | des | nahtes | dan | | then | rode | (at) | night | from there |
| 4023 | Êrec | der | ellende | man | | Erec | the | stranger | _ |
| | unde | rûmte | zehant | | and | left | immediately |
| | mit | sînem | wîbe | daz | lant | | with | his | wife | the | land |
| 4026 | diu | hete | den | grâven | betrogen | | she | had | the | count | deceived |
| | und | âne | sünde | gelogen | | and | without | sinning | lied |
| | ê | daz | sich | Êrec | | (even) before | that | _ | Erec |
| 4029 | machete | ûf | den | wec | | started | on | (his) | way |
| | dô | gedâhte | dar | an | | then | thought | _ | about |
| | der | vil | ungetriuwe | man | | the | most | faithless | man |
| 4032 | wenne | er | z- | -er | vrouwen | solde | komen | | when | he | to | the | lady | should | come |
| | ob | er | si | wolde | hân | genomen | | if | he | her | wanted | to | take |
| | von | dem | slâfe | er | ûf | erschrac | | from | _ | sleep | he | _ | awoke (with a start) |
| 4035 | dâ | er | an | sînem | bette | lac | | as | he | in | his | bed | lay |
| | wan | er | des | vorhte | und | hete | wân | | for | he | _ | feared | and | had | (a) suspicion |
| | er | solde | sich | versûmet | hân | | he | should | _ | waited too long | have |
| 4038 | vil | lûte | schrei | er | wâfen | | very | loudly | cried out | he | to arms |
| | wir | haben | uns | verslâfen | | we | have | _ | overslept |
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