Erec | ritterschefte | sich | bewac | | knightly deeds | himself | did not practice |
2956 | der | tugende | er | dannoch | wielt | | of the | virtues | he | nevertheless | possessed |
| dâ | er | sich | schône | an | behielt | | (which) there | he | (himself) | well | _ | retained |
| swie | er | deheinen | turnei | suochte | | although | he | no | tournaments | sought out |
2959 | daz | er | doch | beruochte | | that | he | nevertheless | took care |
| sîne | gesellen | alle | gelîche | | (for) his | companions | all | alike |
| daz | si | vil | volleclîche | | that | they | most | fully |
2962 | von | in | selben | mohten | varn | | by | them- | -selves | could | travel |
| er | hiez | si | alsô | wol | bewarn | | he | ordered | them | so | well | to be provided for |
| als | ob | er | selbe | mit | in | rite | | as | if | he | himself | with | them | rode |
2965 | ich | lobe | an | im | den | selben | site | | I | praise | _ | him | for | this | behavior |
| Êrec | wente | sînen | lîp | | Erec | accustomed | his | life |
| grôzes | gemaches | durch | sîn | wîp | | (to) great | comfort | for the sake of | his | wife |
2968 | die | minnete | er | sô | sêre | | her | loved | he | so | very much |
| daz | er | aller | êre | | that | he | all | honor |
| durch | si | einen | verphlac | | for | her | alone | forfeited |
2971 | unz | daz | er | sich | sô | gar | verlac | | until | that | he | _ | so | completely | became indolent |
| daz | niemen | dehein | ahte | | (so) that | no one | any | respect |
| ûf | in | gehaben | mahte | | for | him | have | could |
2974 | des | begunde | mit | rehte | | this | began | _ | justifiably |
| ritter | unde | knehte | | knights | and | attendants |
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