Erec | dise | rîchen | geste | | these | mighty | guests |
2117 | sô | er | mohte | beste | | as | he | could | best |
| nû | was | komen | der | tac | | now | had | come | the | day |
| daz | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | when | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
2120 | solde | nemen | vrouwen | Ênîten | | should | take | Lady | Enite |
| wes | möhten | si | langer | bîten | | why | should | they | longer | wait |
| wan | si | wâren- | -s | beidiu | vrô | | for | they | were | about it | both | happy |
2123 | zesamene | gap | si | dô | | _ | gave together | them | there |
| eines | bischoves | hant | | a | bishof's | hand |
| von | Cantwarje | ûz | Engellant | | of | Canterbury | in | England |
2126 | dô | huop | sich | dâ | ein | hôchzît | | then | began | _ | there | a | celebration |
| daz | man | ir | vollen | lop | gît | | (such) that | one | it | complete | praise | gives |
| dâ | erschein | dehein | armuot | | there | appeared | no | poverty |
2129 | dâ | was | sô | manec | ritter | guot | | there | were | so | many | knights | noble |
| daz | ich | iu | ze | einer | mâze | | that | I | you | to | a | degree |
| wil | sagen | von | ir | vrâze | | will | speak | of | on their part | meal |
2132 | wan | si | ahten | mêre | | for | they | paid attention | more |
| danne | daz | si | vræzen | vil | | than | that | they | ate | a great deal |
2135 | dâ | von | ich | iu | kurze | wil | | _ | there from | I | you | (only) briefly | will |
| gesagen | von | der | wirtschaft | | tell | about | the | service |
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