Erec | daz | dû | mîn | næhster | vriunt | bist | | that | you | my | closest | friend | are |
4875 | und | sûme | dich | deheine | vrist | | and | delay | _ | no | time |
| mêre | durch | die | liebe | mîn | | longer | for | (the) | sake | (of) mine |
| sô | hilf | mir | und | der | künegîn | | (but) | help | me | and | the | queen |
4878 | daz | wir | Êrecken | gesehen | | that | we | Erec | (get to) see |
| sô | en- | -mac | mir | liebers | niht | geschehen | | so | _ | could | (to) me | more delightful | nothing | happen |
| Gâwein | sprach | herre | | Gawein | answered | Sir |
4881 | en- | -manet | mich | niht | sô | verre | | _ | urge | me | not | so | much |
| wan | ich | der | verte | willic | bin | | for | I | (for) the | trip | willing | am |
| jâ | en- | -lebet | er | niht | den | ich | vür | in | | truly | _ | lives | he | not | whom | I | rather than | him |
4884 | iezuo | wolde | sehen | | right now | would | see |
| und | lât | mir | got | sô | wol | geschehen | | and | (if) leaves (it) | (for) me | God | so | well | happen |
| daz | ich | im | immer | kume | zuo | | that | I | him | somehow | overtake | _ |
4887 | ich | sage | iu | herre | waz | ich | tuo | | I | will tell | you | Sir | what | I | shall do |
| ich | bringe | in | mac | ich | in- | -s | erbiten | | I | (shall) bring | him | can | I | him | (of) it | persuade |
| sâ | zehant | si | dô | riten | | _ | immediately | they | then | rode (off) |
4890 | Gâweinen | brâhte | Keiin | | Gawein | brought | Kei |
| rehte | des | endes | hin | | straight | (to) the | place | there |
| dâ | er | in | lâzen | hâte | | where | he | him | left | had |
4893 | vil | wunderlîchen | drâte | | most | wonderfully | quickly |
| îlten | si | im | beide | nâ | | hurried after | they | him | both | _ |
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