Erec | jenhalp | ûz | rîten | sol | | on the other side | _ | ride out | must |
5009 | die | wîle | kan | ich | in | wol | | _ | meanwhile | can | I | him | surely |
| ûf | dem | wege | mit | listen | | along | the | way | with | cunning |
| gesûmen | und | gevristen | | delay | and | hold up |
5012 | daz | er | niht | vür | kumt | | (so) that | he | not | _ | pass by |
| und | ist | daz | ez | uns | vrumt | | (if) | is (it) | that | it | us | helps |
| sprach | der | ritter | Keiîn | | replied | the | knight | Kei |
5015 | daz | sol | mit | guotem | willen | sîn | | this | shall | with | good | will | be (done) |
| zehant | reit | er | unde | tete | | immediately | rode | he | and | did |
| allez | nâch | sîner | bete | | everything | in accordance with | his | request |
5018 | als | diz | der | künec | Artûs | vernam | | when | this | _ | King | Arthur | heard |
| die | tavel | man | abe | nam | | the | table | one | _ | pack-up |
| und | îlte | vür | vil | drâte | | and | hurried ahead | _ | very | quickly |
5021 | 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 |
| daz | der | ritter | Êrec | | (so) that (if) | the | knight | Erec |
5024 | iender | kæme | dâ | bî | | anywhere | came | _ | thereby |
| er | en- | -rite | rehte | vür | sî | | he | _ | would (have to) ride | directly | towards | them |
| Gâwein | der | tugenthafte | man | | Gawein | the | virtuous | man |
5027 | Êrecken | sûmen | began | | Erec | to delay | began |
| mit | listen | swâ | er | kunde | | with | cleverness | wherever | he | could |
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