Erec | Mêlîz | und | Meljadoc | | Meliz | and | Meljadoc |
2236 | der | turnei | wart | gesprochen | | the | tournament | was | set |
| über | drî | wochen | | for | three | weeks |
| von | dem | næhsten | mântage | | from | the | next | Monday |
2239 | nâch | der | âventiure | sage | | according | to the | source's | tale |
| sô | solde | der | turnei | sîn | | so | should | the | tournament | be (held) |
| zwischen | Tarebrôn | und | Prûrîn | | between | Tarebron | and | Prurin |
2242 | daz | was | in | gelîche | gelegen | | this | was | from them | equally | placed |
| in | beiden | ze | halben | wegen | | (between) them | both | _ | half | way |
| nû | schieden | dise | viere | man | | now | departed | these | four | men |
2245 | mit | urloube | von | dan | | with | leave | from | there |
| daz | si | sich | bereiten | dar | zuo | | so that | they | (themselves) | (might) prepare | _ | for it |
| wan | ez | was | in | niht | ze | vruo | | for | it | was | for them | not | too | early (to start preparing) |
2248 | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| maneger | gedanke | phlac | | a great deal of | thought | undertook |
| wie | er | dar | sô | kæme | | how | he | there | so | came |
2251 | als | sînem | namen | gezæme | | as | for his | name | might be fitting |
| wan | er | vor | der | stunde | | for | he | before | this | time |
| turnierens | nie | begunde | | tourneying | never | began |
2254 | vil | dicke | gedâhte | er | dar | an | | very | often | thought | he | _ | there on |
| in | swelhem | werde | ein | junger | man | | with | whatever | reputation | a | young | man |
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