Erec | in | einem | markte | der | dar | under | lac | | in | a | market | which | _ | below (it) | lay |
3488 | si | begunden | hin | gâhen | | they | began | there | to hurry |
| dâ | si | den | market | sâhen | | where | they | the | market | saw |
| nû | bekam | in | ûf | dem | wege | | now | met | them | on | the | way |
3491 | ein | knabe | der | hete | in | sîner | phlege | | a | squire | who | had | in | his | care |
| gesoten | schultern | unde | brôt | | boiled | ham (shoulder) | and | bread |
| gewunden | als | man | im | gebôt | | wrapped | as | one | him | had instructed |
3494 | und | bewart | ze | vlîze | | and | protected | with | care |
| in | eine | tweheln | wîze | | in | a | cloth | white |
| ein | kandel | vuorte | er | an | der | hant | | a | jug | carried | he | in | (his) | hand |
3497 | mit | wîne | wem | diz | wart | gesant | | of | wine | to whom | this | was | sent |
| des | en- | -ist | mir | niht | geseit | | of this | _ | has | to me | nothing | been told |
| dô | dirre | knabe | zuo | reit | | as | this | squire | _ | rode towards (them) |
3500 | ze | vlîze | begunde | er | schouwen | | with | care | began | he | to examine |
| die | bekumberten | vrouwen | | the | troubled | lady |
| ir | gevertes | in | grôz | wunder | nam | | her | appearance | him | great | wonder | caused |
3503 | als | er | zuo | ir | geriten | kam | | as | he | towards | her | ridding | came |
| si | gruozte | in | vil | schône | | she | greeted | him | very | politely |
| dô | neic | er | ir | ze | lône | | then | bowed | he | to her | in | thanks |
3506 | vürbaz | wîste | in | der | wec | | further | led | him | the | road |
| nû | gap | im | Êrec | | now | gave | him | Erec |
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