Erec | ist | daz | ir | diz | nû | tuot | | (if) (it) is | that | you | this | now | do |
4870 | daz | wil | ich | vor | im | allen | hân | | this | will | I | before | it | everything | consider |
| swaz | ir | mir | liebes | habet | getân | | whatever | you | me | to please | have | done |
| Gâwein | nû | wis | gemant | | Gawein | now | be | reminded |
4873 | wie- | -z | under | uns | ist | gewant | | how | it | between | us | is | constituted |
| daz | dû | mîn | næhster | vriunt | bist | | that | you | my | closest | friend | are |
| und | sûme | dich | deheine | vrist | | and | delay | _ | no | time |
4876 | mêre | durch | die | liebe | mîn | | longer | for | (the) | sake | (of) mine |
| sô | hilf | mir | und | der | künegîn | | (but) | help | me | and | the | queen |
| daz | wir | Êrecken | gesehen | | that | we | Erec | (get to) see |
4879 | sô | en- | -mac | mir | liebers | niht | geschehen | | so | _ | could | (to) me | more delightful | nothing | happen |
| Gâwein | sprach | herre | | Gawein | answered | Sir |
| en- | -manet | mich | niht | sô | verre | | _ | urge | me | not | so | much |
4882 | 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 |
| iezuo | wolde | sehen | | right now | would | see |
4885 | 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 | _ |
| ich | sage | iu | herre | waz | ich | tuo | | I | will tell | you | Sir | what | I | shall do |
4888 | 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) |
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