Erec | dâ | der | ritter | Êrec | | there where | the | knight | Erec |
5008 | jenhalp | ûz | rîten | sol | | on the other side | _ | ride out | must |
| die | wîle | kan | ich | in | wol | | _ | meanwhile | can | I | him | surely |
| ûf | dem | wege | mit | listen | | along | the | way | with | cunning |
5011 | gesûmen | und | gevristen | | delay | and | hold up |
| daz | er | niht | vür | kumt | | (so) that | he | not | _ | pass by |
| und | ist | daz | ez | uns | vrumt | | (if) | is (it) | that | it | us | helps |
5014 | sprach | der | ritter | Keiîn | | replied | the | knight | Kei |
| daz | sol | mit | guotem | willen | sîn | | this | shall | with | good | will | be (done) |
| zehant | reit | er | unde | tete | | immediately | rode | he | and | did |
5017 | allez | nâch | sîner | bete | | everything | in accordance with | his | request |
| als | diz | der | künec | Artûs | vernam | | when | this | _ | King | Arthur | heard |
| die | tavel | man | abe | nam | | the | table | one | _ | pack-up |
5020 | und | îlte | vür | vil | drâte | | and | hurried ahead | _ | very | quickly |
| nâch | sînes | neven | râte | | in accordance with | his | nephew's | advice |
| und | leite | sich | rehte | umbe | den | wec | | and | placed | himself | right | by | the | way |
5023 | daz | der | ritter | Êrec | | (so) that (if) | the | knight | Erec |
| iender | kæme | dâ | bî | | anywhere | came | _ | thereby |
| er | en- | -rite | rehte | vür | sî | | he | _ | would (have to) ride | directly | towards | them |
5026 | Gâwein | der | tugenthafte | man | | Gawein | the | virtuous | man |
| Êrecken | sûmen | began | | Erec | to delay | began |
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