Erec | und | was | sîner | manheit | | and | was | of his | valor |
2851 | beide | stolz | und | gemeit | | both | proud | and | happy |
| dô | der | turnei | was | ergân | | when | the | tournament | had | ended |
| der | künec | reit | ûf | Karadigân | | the | king | rode | to | Karadigan |
2854 | mit | sîner | massenîe | | with | his | retinue |
| ir | iegelîches | âmîe | | of them | each | (the) loved one |
| emphienc | den | ir | mit | vreuden | dô | | welcomed | him | (theirs) | with | joy | then |
2857 | ouch | tete | alsô | | als | did | also |
2860 | beliben | si | ze | hove | dâ | | remained | they | at (the) | court | there |
| urloubes | gerte | er | sâ | | leave | requested | he | soon |
| von | dem | künege | Artûse | | from | _ | King | Arthur |
2863 | ze | rîten | heim | ze | hûse | | to | ride | home | to | (his) home |
| in | sînes | vater | lant | | in | his | father's | land |
| daz | was | Destregâles | genant | | which | was | Destregales | called |
2866 | des | mohte | in | dunken | grôziu | zît | | this | _ | to him | seemed | high | time |
| wan | er | was | dar | niht | komen | sît | | for | he | had | there | not | come | since |
| daz | er | was | ein | kindelîn | | that | he | was | a | small child |
2869 | wie | möhte- | -s | baz | zît | sîn | | how | could | it | better | time | be |
| als | im | dô | ze | muote | wart | | when | for him | there | (the) | intent | was |
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