Erec | 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 | _ |
| allez | ûf | sîner | slâ | | always | on | his | trail |
4896 | und | alsô | schiere | er | ûf | der | vart | | and | _ | as soon as | he | on | (his) | trip |
| von | in | ervolget | wart | | by | them | overtaken | was |
| Gâwein | der | tugentrîche | | Gawein | the | noble (one) |
4899 | gruozte | in | minneclîche | | greeted | him | affectionately |
| nâch | vriuntlîcher | stimme | | with | (a) friendly | voice |
| unde | niht | mit | grimme | | and | not | in | anger |
4902 | dar | an | er | im | bescheinte | | _ | thereby | he | him | showed |
| daz | er- | -z | in | guot | meinte | | that | he | it | (towards) them | well | meant |
| er | gap | im | einen | guoten | tac | | he | bade | him | a | good | day |
4905 | als | im | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | when | he | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| dô | genâden | began | | then | (to) thank (him) | began |
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