Erec | vier | ritter | er | zuo | im | nam | | four | knights | he | with | him | took |
3723 | als | er | z- | -en | herbergen | kam | | when | he | to | the | inn | came |
| ob | dem | tische | er | si | vant | | at | the | table | he | them | found |
| von | im | leite | er | sîn | gewant | | from | him | took off | he | his | cloak |
3726 | mit | gruoze | begunde | er | vür | si | stân | | with | greetings | went | he | before | them | (and) stood |
| dô | en- | -hete | Êrec | deheinen | wân | | then | _ | had | Erec | no | idea |
| daz | er | im | schaden | solde | | that | he | him | harm | would |
3729 | als | er | doch | gerne | wolde | | as | he | indeed | the intention | had |
| den | grâven | nam | grôz | wunder | | the | count | took | great | surprise |
| daz | si | sô | besunder | | that | they | so (far) | apart |
3732 | an | dem | tische | sâzen | | at | the | table | sat |
| und | niht | ensament | âzen | | and | not | together | were eating |
| er | sprach | in | sîner | valscheit | | he | spoke | in | his | deceit |
3735 | herre | wære- | -z | iu | niht | leit | | sir | were | it | (to) you | not | displeasing |
| sô | soldet | ir | mich | wizzen | lân | | then | might | you | me | know | to let |
| war | umbe | diz | sî | getân | | _ | why | this | is | done |
3738 | ist | disiu | vrouwe | iuwer | wîp | | is | this | lady | your | wife |
| der | ist | wünneclîch | ir | lîp | | (it) | is | lovely | her | appearance |
| und | sô | wol | genæme | | and | so | very | beautiful |
3741 | daz | si | baz | bî | iu | zæme | | that | she | more | with | you | would be fitting |
| danne | dort | an | jener | stat | | than | there | at | that | place |
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