Erec | wendet | gar | ze | gemache | | turns | completely | to | comfort |
4098 | als | ich | hînaht | hân | getân | | as | I | tonight | have | done |
| dem | sol | êre | abe | gân | | this one | must | honor | _ | lose |
| unde | schande | sîn | bereit | | and | (for) shame | be | prepared |
4101 | wer | gewan | ie | vrumen | âne | arbeit | | whoever | gained | ever | anything of value | without | hardship |
| mir | ist | geschehen | vil | rehte | | (to) me | (it) has | happened | most | justly |
| nû | kâmen | ouch | die | knehte | | now | came | also | the | squires |
4104 | mit | den | rossen | geriten | | with | the | horses | ridding up |
| dô | en- | -wart | niht | langer | gebiten | | then | _ | was (it) | no | longer | delayed |
| wol | ûf | ir | herren | sprach | er | | _ | onward | (my) | lords | spoke | he |
4107 | niuwan | schilt | unde | sper | | only | shields | and | lances |
| hâten | si | ze | wer | genomen | | had | they | as | weapons | taken |
| daz | was | von | ir | gæhe | komen | | this | had | because of | their | haste | come (about) |
4110 | dô | begunde | ûf | gân | der | tac | | then | began | _ | to dawn | the | day |
| daz | si | den | huofslac | | (so) that | they | the | hoof prints |
| und | daz | spor | wol | sâhen | | and | the | tracks | clearly | saw |
4113 | nâch | im | wart | michel | gâhen | | after | him | was | (a) great | hurry |
| nû | was | Êrec | zuo | der | wîle | | now | had | Erec | in | the | meantime |
| geriten | wol | drî | mîle | | ridden | (a) good | three | miles |
4116 | wan | durch | vorhte | des | wîbes | | because | of | fear | (for) (his) | wife |
| nie- | -ne | sînes | lîbes | | _ | not (at all) | his | life |
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