Erec | 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 |
| unde | hâte | unverzaget | | and | had | valiantly |
4307 | den | prîs | an | manegem | man | bejaget | | the | prize | from | many a | man | captured |
| dar | umbe | man | noch | von | im | seit | | _ | wherefore | one | still | of | him | says |
| daz | im | an | sîner | manheit | | that | him | _ | his | valor |
4310 | unz | an | den | tac | nie | misselanc | | until | on | (that) | day | never | failed |
| er | wære | starc | oder | kranc | | he | were | strong | or | weak |
| der | im | mit | übel | zuo | kam | | whoever | him | with | bad intent | _ | confronted |
4313 | der | wênige | ie | den | sige | nam | | the | little man | always | the | victory | took |
| dehein | ritterschaft | er | versaz | | no | tournament | he | missed |
| ouch | en- | -tete- | -z | niemen | baz | | also | _ | did | (this) | no one | better |
4316 | swaz | er | ir | bî | sînen | zîten | | wherever | he | it | in | his | time |
| ie | mohte | errîten | | ever | could | ride (to) |
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