Erec | daz | er | dem | guoten | knehte | | that | he | (from) the | good | knight |
3680 | sîn | wîp | wolde | hân | genomen | | his | wife | intended | _ | to take |
| dô | er | in | sîn | lant | was | komen | | when | he | into | his | land | had | come |
| dâ | er- | -n | bevriden | solde | | (and) that | he | him | protect | should |
3683 | ob | im | iemen | schaden | wolde | | if | him | anyone | to harm | wanted |
| der | muot | was | im | von | minne | komen | | (this) | intent | had | to him | from | love | come |
| wande | wir | haben | vernomen | | for | we | have | heard |
3686 | von | dem | grâven | mære | | about | the | count | accounts |
| daz | er | benamen | wære | | that | he | certainly | was |
| beide | biderbe | unde | guot | | both | honest | and | good |
3689 | an | sînen | triuwen | wol | behuot | | (and) of | his | loyalty | well | mindful |
| unz | an | die | selben | stunt | | up | until | (this) | particular | time |
| dô | tete | im | untriuwe | kunt | | then | _ | him | unfaithfulness | taught |
3692 | diu | kreftige | minne | | _ | mighty | Love |
| und | benam | im | rehte | sinne | | and | robbed | him | (of) proper | reasoning |
| wan | an | der | minne | stricke | | for | in | _ | Love's | snares |
3695 | vâhet | man | vil | dicke | | catches | one | very | often |
| einen | alsô | kargen | man | | a | very | sensible | man |
| den | niemen | sus | gewinnen | kan | | (over) whom | no one else | so | prevail | can |
3698 | vil | manegen | man | diu | werlt | hât | | very | many | men | the | world | has |
| der | nimmer | in | dehein | missetât | | who | never | over | any | wrongdoing |
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