Erec | des | genâdete | er | dem | alten | | for this | thanked | he | the | old man |
614 | er | bat | im | ez | zeigen | dar | | he | asked | him | it | to show | then |
| durch | daz | er | næme | war | | so | that | he | could tell | _ |
| ob | ez | im | reht | wære | | whether | it | for him | right | was |
617 | ze | enge | noch | ze | swære | | (neithr) too | tight | nor | too | heavy |
| dô | was | ez | behende | unde | guot | | there | was | it | flexible | and | strong |
| des | gewan | er | vil | rîchen | muot | | from this | gained | he | a much | brightened | attitude |
620 | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| vil | schiere | gienc | ûf | der | tac | | very | quickly | dawned | _ | the | day |
| daz | si | solden | rîten | | when | they | should | ride |
623 | hin | z- | -en | hôchzîten | | there | to | the | festival |
| dô | der | tac | vol | erschein | | when | the | day | fully | appeared |
| dô | riten | si | ûf | Tulmein | | then | rode | they | to | Tulmein |
626 | dâ | hiez | si | der | herzoge | Îmâîn | | where | bid | them | _ | Duke | Imain |
| grôze | willekomen | sîn | | heartily | welcome | be |
| ir | komennes | nam | in | wunder | | their | arrival | took | him | by surprise |
629 | nû | nâmen | si | in | besunder | | now | took | they | him | aside |
| und | sageten | im | ir | geverte | gar | | and | told | him | their | situation | completely |
| war | umbe | Êrec | was | komen | dar | | _ | why | Erec | had | come | there |
632 | und | bâten | in | râtes | dar | zuo | | and | asked | from him | help | _ | in this matter |
| er | sprach | ich | sage | iu | waz | ich | tuo | | he | spoke | I | will tell | you | what | I | will do |
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