Erec | geruochet | swâ | ich | hin | var | | grant | wherever | I | (there) | travel |
4980 | daz | ich | iuwer | dienest | müeze | sîn | | that | I | your | servant | must | be |
| mînem | herren | und | der | künegîn | | (to) my | lord | and | the | queen |
| sult | ir | mînen | dienest | sagen | | must | you | my | service | say |
4983 | und | mich | zornes | übertragen | | and | me | (from) anger | protect |
| als | daz | her | Gâwein | ersach | | when | this | Sir | Gawein | saw |
| daz | er | sô | gar | dâ | wider | sprach | | that | he | so | strongly | there | _ | resisted |
4986 | des | wart | er | ein | teil | unvrô | | therefor | was | he | a | little | unhappy |
| sînem | gesellen | wincte | er | dô | | (to) his | companion | montioned | he | then |
| unde | rûnte | im | zuo | | and | whispereed | (to) him | _ |
4989 | er | sprach | edel | ritter | nû | tuo | | he | said | noble | knight | now | do |
| tugentlîchen | unde | wol | | nobly | and | well |
| als | ich- | -z | verschulden | sol | | as | I | (for) it | be indebted | shall |
4992 | und | ouch | mîn | herre | umbe | dich | | and | also | my | lord | to | you |
| daz | selbe | râte | ich | | the | (following) | advise | I |
| rît | drâte | dînen | wec | | ride | quickly | (on) your | way |
4995 | unde | sage | daz | Êrec | | and | say | that | Erec |
| niht | erwinden | welle | | not | turn around | will |
| sus | hân | ich | an | im | geselle | | so | have | I | for | him | comrade |
4998 | uns | erdâht | einen | list | | (for) us | conceived | a | ruse |
| der | doch | nû | der | wægest | ist | | which | indeed | now | the | best | is |
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