Erec | Êrec | der | Êren | holde | | Erec | _ | Honor's | (true) servant |
9964 | und | Guivreiz | le | pitîz | | and | Guivreiz | le | pitiz |
| die | wurden | dô | en | allen | vlîz | | they | were | then | in | all | diligence |
| gêret | und | enthalten | | honored | and | attended |
9967 | und | ir | alsô | gewalten | | and | (they) | so | were taken care of |
| als | ir | namen | wol | gezam | | as | their | titles | well | befitted |
| unz | daz | Êrecke | ein | mære | kam | | until | that | (to) Erec | _ | news | came |
9970 | daz | sîn | vater | wære | tôt | | that | his | father | was | dead |
| nû | was | des | sînem | lande | nôt | | now | was (it) | therefore | (for) his | land | necessary |
| daz | er | sich | abe | tæte | | that | he | himself | _ | turn from |
9973 | selher | unstæte | | such | wandering |
| und | daz | er | heim | vüere | | and | that | he | home | travel |
| daz | wære | gevüere | | that | would be | benefical |
9976 | sînen | landen | und | sîner | diet | | (for) his | lands | and | his | people |
| mit | urloube | er | dô | danne | schiet | | with | leave | he | then | from there | left |
| von | dem | künege | Artûse | | from | _ | King | Arthur |
9979 | ze | varne | heim | ze | hûse | | to | travel | home | to | (his) castle |
| dô | er | von | dem | hove | schiet | | when | he | from | the | court | (de)parted |
| dô | trôste | er | nôtige | diet | | then | helped | he | needy | people |
9982 | die | sînes | guotes | ruochten | | who | (of) his | charity | were in need |
| und | ob | si- | -z | nimmer | gesuochten | | also | if | they | it | never | sought |
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