Erec | dô | sach | vür | sich | Êrec | | then | saw | before | him | Erec |
3477 | wâ | in | wîste | der | wec | | that | him | led | the | road |
| z- | -einem | hûs | niht | verre | | to | a | castle | not | far (ahead) |
| dâ | des | landes | herre | | where | the | land's | lord |
3480 | ein | rîcher | grâve | ûfe | saz | | a | powerful | count | _ | lived |
| nû | wâren | si | beide | âne | maz | | now | had | they | both | without | eating |
| alle | die | naht | geriten | | all | (the) | night | ridden |
3483 | und | hâten | kumber | erliten | | and | had | hardships | endured |
| des | hûses | wâren | si | vrô | | (because) of the | castle | were | they | happy |
| wande | si | gedâhten | dô | | for | they | thought | then |
3486 | dâ | ze | ruowen | über | tac | | there | to | rest | (during) the | day |
| in | einem | markte | der | dar | under | lac | | in | a | market | which | _ | below (it) | lay |
| si | begunden | hin | gâhen | | they | began | there | to hurry |
3489 | dâ | si | den | market | sâhen | | where | they | the | market | saw |
| nû | bekam | in | ûf | dem | wege | | now | met | them | on | the | way |
| ein | knabe | der | hete | in | sîner | phlege | | a | squire | who | had | in | his | care |
3492 | gesoten | schultern | unde | brôt | | boiled | ham (shoulder) | and | bread |
| gewunden | als | man | im | gebôt | | wrapped | as | one | him | had instructed |
| und | bewart | ze | vlîze | | and | protected | with | care |
3495 | in | eine | tweheln | wîze | | in | a | cloth | white |
| ein | kandel | vuorte | er | an | der | hant | | a | jug | carried | he | in | (his) | hand |
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