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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