Erec | ûf | ir | ros | von | rabîne | | on | their | horses | of | (great) speed |
9868 | sô | si | si | heten | beste | | (of those) | which | (of) them | had | (the) finest |
| und | kondewierten | die | geste | | and | escourted | the | guests |
| von | dem | hûs | genuoc | verre | | from | the | castle | enough | far |
9871 | sô | bat | si | Êrec | der | herre | | so | bade | them | Erec | the | Lord |
| mit | heile | dâ | belîben | | with | best wishes | there | to remain |
| dan | reit | er | mit | den | wîben | | from there | rode | he | with | the | women |
9874 | und | brâhte | si | ze | hûse | | and | brought | them | to | (the) castle |
| dem | künege | Artûse | | (of) _ | King | Arthur |
| dar | was | er | michel | willekomen | | there | was | he | most | welcome |
9877 | und | wart | des | guot | war | genomen | | and | was | this | clearly | _ | noticed |
| daz | si | sô | gelîche | wâren | gekleit | | that | they | so | alike | were | dressed |
| und | ze | pherden | bereit | | and | on | horses | mounted |
9880 | und | begunden | des | von | schulden | jehen | | and | began | therefore | with | good reason | to say |
| daz | si | nie | hæten | gesehen | | that | they | never | had | seen |
| deheine | seltsænern | schar | | any | stranger | company |
9883 | sô | manege | vrouwen | in | einer | var | | (with) so | many | ladies | in | one | color |
| und | die | dar | umbe | niht | westen | | and | those who | _ | about it | nothing | did know |
| die | vrâgeten | von | den | gesten | | they | asked | of | the | guests |
9886 | wie- | -z | umbe | si | wære | gewant | | how | it | concerning | them | was | constituted |
| unz | in- | -z | Êrec | tete | erkant | | until | (to) them | it | Erec | made | known |
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