Erec | mit | sîner | vriundinne | | with | his | lady-friend |
8476 | ein | ritter | sô | manhaft | | a | knight | so | manly |
| daz | eht | er | mit | sîner | kraft | | that | actually | he | with | his (own) | strength |
| alle | die | erslagen | hât | | all | those | slain | has |
8479 | die | des | niht | wolden | haben | rât | | who | about this | nothing | would | take | advice |
| von | tumbes | herzen | stiure | | (because) of | (a) foolish | heart's | insistance |
| si | suochten | âventiure | | they | sought | adventure |
8482 | ich | sage | iu | swelh | ritter | guot | | I | will tell | you | whatever | knight | good |
| her | kumt | ûf | den | selben | muot | | here | comes | with | the | same | intention |
| der | suoche | wan | die | porte | | he | should seek | only | the | gate |
8485 | bî | dem | êrsten | worte | | at | (his) | first | word |
| sô | vindet | er | si | offen | stân | | then | will find | he | it | open | standing |
| er | mac | drin | rîten | oder | gân | | he | can | therein | ride | or | walk |
8488 | die | andern | belîbent | hie | vor | | the | others | must remain | _ | outside |
| sô | besliuzet | sich | daz | tor | | then | will shut | by itself | the | gate |
| diu | rede | muoz | sich | scheiden | | the | matter | must | itself | be decided |
8491 | danne | under | in | beiden | | then | between | them | both |
| wan | swaz | ir | dewederm | geschiht | | then | whatever | (of) them | (to) either | happens |
| si- | -ne | hânt | eht | scheidæres | niht | | they | _ | do have | also | (a) referee | not |
8494 | ich- | -n | weiz | wie | ez | nû | ergê | | I | _ | know | how | it | until now | happened |
| wol | ein | halp | jâr | oder | mê | | well | a | half | year | or | more |
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