Erec | z- | -em | wege | er | dô | hin | gie | | to | the | road | he | then | there | went |
3625 | mit | schœnem | gruoze | er | in | emphie | | (that) with | warm | greetings | he | him | receive |
| als | er | si | zuo | rîten | sach | | when | he | them | _ | riding up | saw |
| er | gienc | engegen | in | unde | sprach | | he | went | towards | them | and | said |
3628 | willekomen | vrouwe | und | herre | | welcome | (my) Lady | and | (my) Lord |
| und | bat | si | vil | verre | | and | requested | (of) them | very | sincerely |
| daz | si | in | dâ | mite | êrten | | that | they | him | _ | thereby | honor |
3631 | und | ûf | sîn | hûs | kêrten | | and | to | his | castle | go |
| und | daz | si | wolden | dâ | bestân | | and | that | they | should | there | stay |
| herre | des | sult | ir | uns | erlân | | Sir | from this | have | you | us | (to) excuse |
3634 | sprach | der | ritter | Êrec | | replied | the | knight | Erec |
| uns | hât | der | lange | wec | | us | has | the | long | journey |
| getân | unhovebære | | made | unfit for court |
3637 | von | müede | sîn | wir | swære | | from | fatigue | are | we | burdened |
| iuwern | genâden | sî | genigen | | (may) your | generosity | be | thanked |
| und | des | mit | hulden | verzigen | | and | therefore | with | respect | declined |
3640 | ir | sult | uns | ze | disen | zîten | | you | must | us | at | this | time |
| ze | gemache | lâzen | rîten | | to | lodgings | let | ride |
| urloubes | begunden | si | dô | gern | | leave | began | they | then | to beg |
3643 | unz | er | si- | -s | muoste | gewern | | until | he | (to) them | it | had | to grant |
| einen | knaben | er | sich | dô | wîsen | bat | | a | servant | he | himself | then | to show | asked |
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