Erec | 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 |
| und | gewâfent | was | geriten | | and | in armor | had | ridden |
3514 | und | bewegete | in | ir | arbeit | | and | moved (to pity) | him | their | discomfort |
| er | sprach | herre | und | wære- | -z | iu | niht | leit | | he | spoke | Sir | (if) | were | it | to you | not | offensive |
| ich | vrâgete | iuch | mære | | I | would ask | from you | information |
3517 | war | iuwer | wille | wære | | to where | your | intent | is |
| saget | mir- | -z | durch | iuwer | diemuot | | (please) tell | me | (this) | (with) | your | kindness |
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