Erec | nû | schieden | dise | viere | man | | now | departed | these | four | men |
2245 | mit | urloube | von | dan | | with | leave | from | there |
| daz | si | sich | bereiten | dar | zuo | | so that | they | (themselves) | (might) prepare | _ | for it |
| wan | ez | was | in | niht | ze | vruo | | for | it | was | for them | not | too | early (to start preparing) |
2248 | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| maneger | gedanke | phlac | | a great deal of | thought | undertook |
| wie | er | dar | sô | kæme | | how | he | there | so | came |
2251 | als | sînem | namen | gezæme | | as | for his | name | might be fitting |
| wan | er | vor | der | stunde | | for | he | before | this | time |
| turnierens | nie | begunde | | tourneying | never | began |
2254 | vil | dicke | gedâhte | er | dar | an | | very | often | thought | he | _ | there on |
| in | swelhem | werde | ein | junger | man | | with | whatever | reputation | a | young | man |
| in | den | êrsten | jâren | stât | | in | (his) | first | years | finds (himself) |
2257 | daz | er | daz | immer | gerne | hât | | that | he | it | always | easily | has |
| er | vorhte | den | langen | itewîz | | he | feared | (a) | long-lasting | criticism |
| deste | grœzeren | vlîz | | therefore | greater | diligence |
2260 | gâben | sîne | ræte | | took | his | thoughts |
| wie | er- | -z | dâ | wol | getæte | | how | he | _ | there | well | might do |
| dô | en- | -was | er | niht | sô | rîche | | then | _ | was | he | not | so | wealthy |
2263 | daz | er | volleclîche | | that | he | fully |
| mohte | mit | dem | guote | | could | with | (his) | possessions |
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