Erec | sô | ist | er | edel | unde | rîch | | in contrast | is | he | noble | and | powerful |
3990 | mîn | lieber | herre | | my | dear | lord |
| ê | im | iht | gewerre | | before | him | anything | harms |
| sô | wil | ich | kiesen | den | tôt | | so | will | I | choose | _ | death |
3993 | ir | triuwe | ir | daz | gebôt | | her | loyalty | of her | that | required |
| daz | si | ze | sînem | bette | gie | | that | she | to | his | bed | went |
| und | bôt | sich | vür | in | an | ir | knie | | and | fell | _ | before | him | on | her | knees |
3996 | und | sagete | im | die | rede | gar | | and | told | him | the | matter | completely |
| von | vorhten | wart | si | missevar | | with | fright | was | she | pale |
| als | ez | im | dô | wart | erkant | | when | it | to him | then | was | made known |
3999 | ûf | stuont | er | zehant | | _ | arose | he | immediately |
| und | bat | den | wirt | wachen | | and | ordered | the | innkeeper | be awakened |
| dô | begunde | er | sich | ûf | machen | | now | began | he | himself | _ | to prepare (to leave) |
4002 | des | wirtes | knehten | er | seite | | the | innkeeper's | servants | he | told |
| daz | man | im | diu | ros | bereite | | that | one | for him | the | horses | prepare |
| daz | was | schiere | getân | | which | was | quickly | done |
4005 | den | wirt | bat | er | zuo | im | gân | | the | innkeeper | summoned | he | to | him | to come |
| er | sprach | als | er | zuo | im | gie | | he | spoke | when | he | to | him | came |
| in | iuwerm | hûs | habet | ir | uns | hie | | in | your | house | have | you | us | here |
4008 | gehandelt | schône | unde | wol | | treated | attentively | and | well |
| des | geltes | bin | ich | iuwer | schol | | for the | money | am | I | your | debtor |
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