Erec | wie | wol | er | im | ze | gesinde | zam | | how | well | he | _ | to (his) | household | fitted |
2746 | ûf | êre | leit | er | arbeit | | for | honor | suffered | he | hardship |
| harte | grôze | manheit | | very | great | valor |
| erzeigete | er | den | tac | | demonstrated | he | (on that) | day |
2749 | âne | Êrecken | fil | de | roi | Lac | | except for | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| sô | bejagete | dâ | niemen | mêre | | so | acquired | there | no one | more |
| wan | er | bejagete | guot | und | êre | | for | he | won | possessions | and | honor |
2752 | zwêne | ritter | vienc | er | dâ | zehant | | two | knights | captured | he | there | immediately |
| der | ein | Ginses | was | genant | | the | one | Ginses | was | called |
| der | ander | Gaudîn | de | Montein | | the | other | Gaudin | de | Montein |
2755 | dise | vienc | Gâwein | | these | captured | Gawein |
| Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| den | lâze | ich | vor | den | einen | tac | | to him | cede | I | _ | that | one | day |
2758 | vürbaz | en- | -tar | ich | | to go further | not | dare | I |
| wan | man | saget | sîn | gelich | | for | one | says | his | equal |
| ze | Britanje | en- | -kæme | nie | | to | Britanje | _ | came | never |
2761 | kam | aber | er | dar | ie | | (if) came | however | one | there | ever |
| daz | mohte | Êrec | wol | sîn | | that | had | Erec | certainly | to be |
| daz | was | an | sînen | tugenden | schîn | | that | was | on | his | virtues | evident |
2764 | dô | dâ | ir | vîende | wâren | getân | | when | there | their | enemies | were | driven back |
| in | hâmît | als | ich | gesaget | hân | | into | (the) enclosure | as | I | said | have |
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