Erec | und | alsô | schiere | er | ûf | der | vart | | and | _ | as soon as | he | on | (his) | trip |
4897 | von | in | ervolget | wart | | by | them | overtaken | was |
| Gâwein | der | tugentrîche | | Gawein | the | noble (one) |
| gruozte | in | minneclîche | | greeted | him | affectionately |
4900 | nâch | vriuntlîcher | stimme | | with | (a) friendly | voice |
| unde | niht | mit | grimme | | and | not | in | anger |
| dar | an | er | im | bescheinte | | _ | thereby | he | him | showed |
4903 | daz | er- | -z | in | guot | meinte | | that | he | it | (towards) them | well | meant |
| er | gap | im | einen | guoten | tac | | he | bade | him | a | good | day |
| als | im | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | when | he | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
4906 | dô | genâden | began | | then | (to) thank (him) | began |
| dâ | marhte | er | sînen | namen | an | | _ | recognized | he | his | name | thereby |
| und | als | er | in | erkande | | and | when | he | him | recognized |
4909 | zehant | er | in | nande | | immediately | he | him | named |
| vaste | er | in | zuo | im | gevie | | firmly | he | him | to | him | embraced |
| als | in- | -s | diu | vreude | niht | erlie | | as | him | (of) it | _ | happiness | nothing | spared |
4912 | von | liebe | diu | im | geschach | | from | (the) joy | which | (to) him | happened |
| wan | er | in | starc | und | guot | sach | | for | he | him | strong | and | well | saw |
| er | hiez | in | willekomen | sîn | | he | bade | him | welcome | (be) |
4915 | unde | sîne | vriundîn | | and | his | lady |
| er | genâdete | im | vil | sêre | | he | thanked | him | very | much |
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