Erec | ich | en- | -hân | hie | silber | noch | golt | | I | _ | have | here | (neither) silver | nor | gold |
4012 | dâ | ich | iu | vergelte | mite | | _ | I | you | can pay | with which |
| nû | tuot | als | ich | iuch | bite | | now | do | as | I | of you | bid |
| diu | siben | ros | nemet | ir | | the | seven | horses | take | you |
4015 | nû | ze | gelte | von | mir | | now | in | payment | from | me |
| der | wirt | neic | im | an | den | vuoz | | the | innkeeper | bowed | to him | to | (his) | feet |
| als | ein | man | der | gewinnen | muoz | | as | a | man | who | gain | must |
4018 | sô | was | er | herzenlîche | vrô | | so | was | he | heartily | pleased |
| zehant | truoc | er | im | dô | | immediately | extended | he | to him | then |
| ze | heiles | gewinne | | to | (of his) health | (the) benefit |
4021 | sant | Gêrtrûte | minne | | Saint | Gertrud's | blessing |
| alsô | reit | des | nahtes | dan | | then | rode | (at) | night | from there |
| Êrec | der | ellende | man | | Erec | the | stranger | _ |
4024 | unde | rûmte | zehant | | and | left | immediately |
| mit | sînem | wîbe | daz | lant | | with | his | wife | the | land |
| diu | hete | den | grâven | betrogen | | she | had | the | count | deceived |
4027 | und | âne | sünde | gelogen | | and | without | sinning | lied |
| ê | daz | sich | Êrec | | (even) before | that | _ | Erec |
| machete | ûf | den | wec | | started | on | (his) | way |
4030 | dô | gedâhte | dar | an | | then | thought | _ | about |
| der | vil | ungetriuwe | man | | the | most | faithless | man |
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