Erec | âne | Êrecken | fil | de | roi | Lac | | except for | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
2750 | sô | bejagete | dâ | niemen | mêre | | so | acquired | there | no one | more |
| wan | er | bejagete | guot | und | êre | | for | he | won | possessions | and | honor |
| zwêne | ritter | vienc | er | dâ | zehant | | two | knights | captured | he | there | immediately |
2753 | der | ein | Ginses | was | genant | | the | one | Ginses | was | called |
| der | ander | Gaudîn | de | Montein | | the | other | Gaudin | de | Montein |
| dise | vienc | Gâwein | | these | captured | Gawein |
2756 | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| den | lâze | ich | vor | den | einen | tac | | to him | cede | I | _ | that | one | day |
| vürbaz | en- | -tar | ich | | to go further | not | dare | I |
2759 | wan | man | saget | sîn | gelich | | for | one | says | his | equal |
| ze | Britanje | en- | -kæme | nie | | to | Britanje | _ | came | never |
| kam | aber | er | dar | ie | | (if) came | however | one | there | ever |
2762 | daz | mohte | Êrec | wol | sîn | | that | had | Erec | certainly | to be |
| daz | was | an | sînen | tugenden | schîn | | that | was | on | his | virtues | evident |
| dô | dâ | ir | vîende | wâren | getân | | when | there | their | enemies | were | driven back |
2765 | in | hâmît | als | ich | gesaget | hân | | into | (the) enclosure | as | I | said | have |
| Êrec | vrâgen | began | | Erec | to ask | began |
| ob | her | ûz | dehein | man | | whether | _ | to come forth | any | one |
2768 | wolde | tjostieren | mêre | | wanted | to joust | (some) more |
| durch | sîner | âmîen | êre | | for the | of his | loved one's | honor |
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