Erec | ir | missetuot | ouch | ob | ir- | -z | lât | | you | are making a mistake | besides | of | you | it | don't do |
3620 | jâ | muget | ir | an | der | vrouwen | | certainly | can | you | in | the | lady |
| daz | schœniste | wîp | schouwen | | the | most beautiful | woman | look upon |
| die | wir | ie | gesâhen | | which | we | ever | have seen |
3623 | ir | sult | si | schône | emphâhen | | you | should | her | very well | receive |
| z- | -em | wege | er | dô | hin | gie | | to | the | road | he | then | there | went |
| mit | schœnem | gruoze | er | in | emphie | | (that) with | warm | greetings | he | him | receive |
3626 | als | er | si | zuo | rîten | sach | | when | he | them | _ | riding up | saw |
| er | gienc | engegen | in | unde | sprach | | he | went | towards | them | and | said |
| willekomen | vrouwe | und | herre | | welcome | (my) Lady | and | (my) Lord |
3629 | und | bat | si | vil | verre | | and | requested | (of) them | very | sincerely |
| daz | si | in | dâ | mite | êrten | | that | they | him | _ | thereby | honor |
| und | ûf | sîn | hûs | kêrten | | and | to | his | castle | go |
3632 | und | daz | si | wolden | dâ | bestân | | and | that | they | should | there | stay |
| herre | des | sult | ir | uns | erlân | | Sir | from this | have | you | us | (to) excuse |
| sprach | der | ritter | Êrec | | replied | the | knight | Erec |
3635 | uns | hât | der | lange | wec | | us | has | the | long | journey |
| getân | unhovebære | | made | unfit for court |
| von | müede | sîn | wir | swære | | from | fatigue | are | we | burdened |
3638 | iuwern | genâden | sî | genigen | | (may) your | generosity | be | thanked |
| und | des | mit | hulden | verzigen | | and | therefore | with | respect | declined |
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