Erec | ich | wæne | ez | solde | verdagen | | I | think | _ | (I) should | keep silent |
3375 | entriuwen | niht | ich | sol | im- | -z | sagen | | (no) certainly | not | I | must | him | (it) | tell |
| ze | swelher | nôt | ez | mir | ergê | | _ | whatever | danger | (it) | for me | might turn out |
| ez | wirt | gewâget | alsam | ê | | it | will be | risked | just as | before |
3378 | vil | drâte | si | hin | umbe | sach | | very | quickly | she | back | around | looked |
| z- | -Êrecke | si | mit | vorhten | sprach | | to | Erec | she | with | trepidation | spoke |
| herre | durch | got | vernim | mich | | my Lord | _ | for God's sake | hear | me |
3381 | bewar | ez | oder | man | sleht | dich | | guard (yourself) against | it | or | one | will kill | you |
| ich | sihe | vünf | gesellen | | I | see | five | companions |
| die | dich | slahen | wellen | | who | you | to kill | intend |
3384 | als | schiere | si | im- | -z | seite | | as | soon (as) | she | him | (about) it | told |
| ze | wer | er | sich | bereite | | for | defense | he | himself | prepared |
| ir | einer | hete | sich | ûz | genomen | | of them | one | had | _ | _ | come on (ahead) |
3387 | und | was | den | andern | vür | komen | | and | had | the | others | _ | proceeded |
| daz | er | tjostierte | wider | in | | (so) that | he | could joust | against | him |
| ûf | sîn | selbes | ungewin | | to | his | own | loss |
3390 | wan | in | stach | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | for | him | thrust | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| daz | er | under- | -m | rosse | tôt | lac | | (so) that | he | under | (his) | horse | dead | lay |
| dannoch | wâren | ir | viere | | still | were | of them | four |
3393 | der | einen | er | schiere | | the | one | he | quickly |
| ouch | tôten | von | dem | rosse | stach | | also | dead | from | (his) | horse | thrust |
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