Erec | dem | was | der | wec | wol | kunt | genuoc | | (to) him | was | the | way | indeed | known | (well) enough |
6826 | er | begunde | sêre | gâhen | | he | _ | quickly | hurried |
| ouch | was | ez | im | vil | nâhen | | also | was | it | (to) him | very | near(by) |
| ir | zweier | gewalt | | their | (of the) two | realms |
6829 | en- | -schiet | niuwan | der | walt | | _ | separated | only | the | forest |
| er | bôzete | an | daz | bürgetor | | he | pounded | on | the | castle gate |
| dâ | twelte | er | unlange | vor | | _ | waited | he | not long | before it |
6832 | er | wart | vil | drâte | in | gelân | | he | was | very | quickly | _ | let in |
| nû | gienc | er | vür | den | künec | stân | | then | went | he | before | the | king | to stand |
| und | begunde | im | sagen | | and | proceeded | him | to tell |
6835 | wie | der | grâve | Oringles | wære | erslagen | | how | the | Count | Oringles | had | been slain |
| und | daz | hæte | ein | tôter | man | getân | | and | it | had | a | dead | man | done |
| nû | begunde | sich | Guivreiz | verstân | | now (only) | did begin | _ | Guivreiz | to realize |
6838 | ze | jungest | an | dem | mære | | _ | near the end | of | the | account |
| daz | ez | Êrec | wære | | that | it | Erec | was |
| noch | en- | -was | er | niht | entslâfen | | (as) yet | _ | had | he | not | gone to bed |
6841 | vil | lûte | schrê | er | wâfen | | very | loudly | cried out | he | 'to arms' |
| welh | ein | schade | muoz | ergân | | what | a | misfortune | must | happen |
| und | sol | den | lîp | verlorn | hân | | (if) | should | (his) | life | lost | have |
6844 | der | beste | ritter | der | darf | leben | | the | best | knight | who | _ | alive |
| im | en- | -welle | got | genâde | geben | | him | _ | (unless) may | God | (His) favor | grant |
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