Erec | mit | schœnen | zühten | tete | er | daz | | with | fine | manners | did | he | that |
4586 | er | vuorte | si | vür | an | den | wec | | he | led ahead | her | _ | on | the | way |
| dar | nâch | reit | Êrec | | _ | after (them) | rode | Erec |
| und | als | si | vür | daz | hûs | riten | | and | when | they | up to | the | castle | had ridden |
4589 | niht | langer | daz | vermiten | | no | longer | (from) (this) | refrained |
| si | en- | -liefen | engegen | ir | herren | | they | _ | ran | toward | their | lord |
4592 | ûz | vür | daz | bürgetor | | out | before | the | castle gate |
| dâ | emphiengen | si | in | vor | | _ | welcomed | they | him | before (it) |
| mit | vrœlîchem | schalle | | with | happy | celebration |
4595 | wan | sî | wâren | alle | | for | they | were | all |
| des | vil | vrœlîche | gemeit | | therefore | very | happily | pleased |
| daz | er | nâch | gewonheit | | that | he | as (was) | custom |
4598 | den | ritter | hete | gevangen | | the | knight | had | taken captive |
| er | sprach | ez- | -n | ist | niht | ergangen | | he | spoke | it | _ | has | not | turned out |
| als | ir | wænet | daz | ez | sî | | as | you | think | that | it | has |
4601 | und | sagete | in | dâ | bî | | and | told | them | _ | thereby |
| vil | rehte | diu | mære | | quite | correctly | the | story |
| wie- | -z | ergangen | wære | | (about) how | it | happened | had |
4604 | er | sprach | swem | ich | nû | liep | bin | | he | spoke | (to) whomever | I | now | dear | am |
| der | kêre | dar | an | sînen | sin | | he | would turn | _ | there on | his | attention |
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