Erec | daz | in | hæten | gevangen | | that | him | had | captured |
5648 | die | zwêne | vâlande | | the | two | devils |
| er | wolde | varn | von | lande | | he | wanted to | travel | from | (his) land |
| ze | Britanje | in | daz | lant | | (of) | Britanje | to | the | land |
5651 | daz | er | dâ | würde | erkant | | (so) that | he | there | might be | recognized |
| er | und | sîn | âmîe | | he | and | his | lady-love |
| von | des | küneges | massenîe | | by | the | king's | retinue |
5654 | nû | was | sîn | rihte | durch | den | walt | | now | was | his | direcion | through | the | forest |
| daz | was | den | risen | vor | gezalt | | which | was | (to) the | giants | _ | told (ahead of time) |
| die | wâren | im | lange | vîent | genuoc | | they | were | (of) him | long | enemies | enough |
5657 | welh | schulde | si | hin | zuo | im | truoc | | which | faults | they | there | against | him | bore |
| des | en- | -ist | mir | niht | kunt | | (about) this | _ | is | (to) me | nothing | known |
| wan | si | heten | im | zuo | der | stunt | | except that | they | had | (for) him | at | the | time |
5660 | lâge | al | umbe | den | wec | geleit | | in ambush | all | along | the | way | lain |
| und | viengen | in | dâ | er | zuo | reit | | and | captured | him | as | he | _ | rode up |
| als | Êrec | hâte | vernomen | | when | Erec | _ | heard |
5663 | wie | im | sîn | dinc | was | komen | | how | (to) him | his | affair | had | come about |
| durch | schœnen | list | er | sprach | | with | kindly | intentions | he | spoke |
| im | ze | benemen | sîn | ungemach | | (to) him | to | relieve | his | distress |
5666 | herre | missehabet | iuch | niht | | Sir | do feel badly | (for) yourself | not |
| umbe | dise | geschiht | | over | this | matter |
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