Erec | einem | wol | gezogenem | manne | gelich | | a | well- | -bred | man | like |
300 | und | gienc | dâ | er | den | alten | sach | | and | went | where | he | the | old man | saw |
| mit | zwîvel | er | zuo | im | sprach | | with | uncertainty | he | to | him | spoke |
| herre | mir | wære | herberge | nôt | | sir | for me | is | lodging | necessary |
303 | diu | bete | machete | in | schamerôt | | the | request | made | him | blush |
| als | in | der | alte | hete | vernomen | | when | him | the | old man | _ | heard |
| er | sprach | nû | sît | mir | willekomen | | he | spoke | now | (you) are | _ | welcome |
306 | ze | dem | und | ich | nû | haben | mac | | to | it | and | I | now | have | might |
| des | gnâdete | im | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | for this | thanked | him | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| nû | hete | er | ingesindes | | now | had | he | for his household |
309 | niuwan | eines | kindes | | only | one | child |
| diu | was | ein | diu | schœniste | maget | | who | was | one | of the | most beautiful | maidens |
| von | der | uns | ie | wart | gesaget | | of | whom | to us | ever | has been | told |
312 | und | der | hûsvrouwen | | and | (his) | wife |
| dar | an | man | mohte | schouwen | | _ | there on | one | could | see |
| daz | er | rîches | muotes | wielt | | that | he | a noble | disposition | possessed |
315 | daz | er | den | gast | sô | arm | enthielt | | in that | he | the | guest | so | poor | received |
| dem | kinde | rief | er | dar | | the | child | called | he | there |
| er | sprach | genc | und | bewar | | he | spoke | go | and | care for |
318 | dises | herren | pherit | tohter | mîn | | this | gentleman's | horse | daughter | my |
| der | unser | gast | geruochet | sîn | | who | our | guest | deigns | to be |
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