Erec | 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 |
| was | im | von | dem | lande | gâch | | was (it) | (for) him | (to leave) from | the | land | (a) hurry |
4119 | er | weste | wol | man | rite | im | nâch | | he | knew | (full) well | one | rode after | him | _ |
| als | im | vor | gæhede | ûf | der | vart | | when | (for) him | because of | haste | on | the | way |
| sô | vil | ze | redenne | state | wart | | so | much | for | speaking | (an) opportunity | came |
4122 | er | sprach | vrouwe | Ênîte | | he | spoke | Lady | Enite |
| ir | habet | iuch | ze | strîte | | you | have | yourself | in | defiance |
| ze | vaste | wider | mich | gesat | | too | much | over against | me | set |
4125 | daz | ich | dâ | lâzen | bat | | that (what) | I | there (indeed) | to forbear | bid |
| und | ez | iu | an | den | lîp | verbôt | | and | it | you | on | your | life | forbid |
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