Erec | mêre | durch | die | liebe | mîn | | longer | for | (the) | sake | (of) mine |
4877 | sô | hilf | mir | und | der | künegîn | | (but) | help | me | and | the | queen |
| daz | wir | Êrecken | gesehen | | that | we | Erec | (get to) see |
| sô | en- | -mac | mir | liebers | niht | geschehen | | so | _ | could | (to) me | more delightful | nothing | happen |
4880 | Gâwein | sprach | herre | | Gawein | answered | Sir |
| en- | -manet | mich | niht | sô | verre | | _ | urge | me | not | so | much |
| wan | ich | der | verte | willic | bin | | for | I | (for) the | trip | willing | am |
4883 | jâ | en- | -lebet | er | niht | den | ich | vür | in | | truly | _ | lives | he | not | whom | I | rather than | him |
| iezuo | wolde | sehen | | right now | would | see |
| und | lât | mir | got | sô | wol | geschehen | | and | (if) leaves (it) | (for) me | God | so | well | happen |
4886 | daz | ich | im | immer | kume | zuo | | that | I | him | somehow | overtake | _ |
| ich | sage | iu | herre | waz | ich | tuo | | I | will tell | you | Sir | what | I | shall do |
| ich | bringe | in | mac | ich | in- | -s | erbiten | | I | (shall) bring | him | can | I | him | (of) it | persuade |
4889 | sâ | zehant | si | dô | riten | | _ | immediately | they | then | rode (off) |
| Gâweinen | brâhte | Keiin | | Gawein | brought | Kei |
| rehte | des | endes | hin | | straight | (to) the | place | there |
4892 | dâ | er | in | lâzen | hâte | | where | he | him | left | had |
| vil | wunderlîchen | drâte | | most | wonderfully | quickly |
| îlten | si | im | beide | nâ | | hurried after | they | him | both | _ |
4895 | allez | ûf | sîner | slâ | | always | on | his | trail |
| und | alsô | schiere | er | ûf | der | vart | | and | _ | as soon as | he | on | (his) | trip |
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