Erec | dô | daz | pherit | was | begangen | | when | the | horse | had been | cared for |
443 | nû | en- | -lât | iuch | niht | belangen | | now | _ | let | you | nothing | concern |
| sprach | der | wirt | z- | -em | gaste | | spoke | the | host | to | the | guest |
| Êrecken | muote | vaste | | Erec | was troubled | greatly |
446 | sîn | schade | den | er | dâ | vor | gewan | | by his | disgrace | that | he | _ | before | had suffered |
| den | wirt | er | vrâgen | began | | the | host | he | to question | began |
| waz | der | schal | von | den | liuten | | what | the | noise | from | the | people |
449 | möhte | bediuten | | could | mean |
| den | er | in | dem | markte | hete | gesehen | | that | he | in | the | market place | had | seen |
| dô | begunde | im | der | wirt | jehen | | then | began | him | the | host | to explain |
452 | wie- | -z | umbe | die | rede | was | getân | | how | it | concerning | the | tale | had | happened |
| als | ich | iu | gesaget | hân | | as | I | you | told | have |
| beide | umbe | die | hôchzît | | both | about | the | festival |
455 | und | ouch | des | sparwæres | strît | | and | also | (about) the | for the sparrow-hawk | contest |
| als | er | im | gesagete | daz | | when | he | him | told | this |
| dô | vrâgete | er | aber | vürbaz | | then | asked | he | ever | further |
458 | von | dem | ritter | mære | | about | the | knight | news |
| ob | er | weste | wer | er | wære | | whether | he | knew | who | he | was |
| der | vor | im | ûf | daz | hûs | reit | | who | before | him | to | the | castle | rode |
461 | als | ich | iu | ê | habe | geseit | | as | I | you | earlier | have | told |
| und | hal | in | doch | sîn | ungemach | | and | hid | from him | nevertheless | his | troubles |
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