Erec| | gesoten | schultern | unde | brôt | | boiled | ham (shoulder) | and | bread |
| 3493 | gewunden | als | man | im | gebôt | | wrapped | as | one | him | had instructed |
| | und | bewart | ze | vlîze | | and | protected | with | care |
| | in | eine | tweheln | wîze | | in | a | cloth | white |
| 3496 | ein | kandel | vuorte | er | an | der | hant | | a | jug | carried | he | in | (his) | hand |
| | 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 |
| 3499 | dô | dirre | knabe | zuo | reit | | as | this | squire | _ | rode towards (them) |
| | ze | vlîze | begunde | er | schouwen | | with | care | began | he | to examine |
| | die | bekumberten | vrouwen | | the | troubled | lady |
| 3502 | ir | gevertes | in | grôz | wunder | nam | | her | appearance | him | great | wonder | caused |
| | als | er | zuo | ir | geriten | kam | | as | he | towards | her | ridding | came |
| | si | gruozte | in | vil | schône | | she | greeted | him | very | politely |
| 3505 | dô | neic | er | ir | ze | lône | | then | bowed | he | to her | in | thanks |
| | vürbaz | wîste | in | der | wec | | further | led | him | the | road |
| | nû | gap | im | Êrec | | now | gave | him | Erec |
| 3508 | mit | gruoze | guoten | morgen | | with | greetings | (a) good | morning |
| | under | helme | verborgen | | under | (his) helmet | hidden |
| | der | knabe | an | im | dô | wol | sach | | the | squire | on | him | then | clearly | saw |
| 3511 | daz | er | grôzen | ungemach | | that | he | great | hardship |
| | die | naht | hâte | erliten | | (that) | night | had | endured |
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