Erec | 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 |
| wenne | er | z- | -er | vrouwen | solde | komen | | when | he | to | the | lady | should | come |
4033 | ob | er | si | wolde | hân | genomen | | if | he | her | wanted | to | take |
| von | dem | slâfe | er | ûf | erschrac | | from | _ | sleep | he | _ | awoke (with a start) |
| dâ | er | an | sînem | bette | lac | | as | he | in | his | bed | lay |
4036 | wan | er | des | vorhte | und | hete | wân | | for | he | _ | feared | and | had | (a) suspicion |
| er | solde | sich | versûmet | hân | | he | should | _ | waited too long | have |
| vil | lûte | schrei | er | wâfen | | very | loudly | cried out | he | to arms |
4039 | wir | haben | uns | verslâfen | | we | have | _ | overslept |
| wol | ûf | mîne | gesellen | | _ | get up | my | comrades |
| die | mir | helfen | wellen | | those who | me | to help | want |
4042 | niunzehene | wâren | ir | über | al | | nineteen | were (there) | of them | in | all |
| und | er | der | zweinzegeste | an | der | zal | | and | he | the | twentieth | in | _ | number |
| als | er | die | zuo | im | genam | | when | he | them | to | him | had assembled |
4045 | und | zuo | den | herbergen | kam | | and | to | the | inn | came |
| nâch | ungevüegem | gruoze | | with | (an) ill-mannered | greeting |
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