Erec | als | dicke | der | bescheiden | tuot | | as | often | the | prudent | do |
8254 | der | sînes | leides | nieman | | who | (with) his | grief | no one |
| engaltet | swâ | er- | -z | bewarn | kan | | would trouble | wherever | he | it | avoid | can |
| der | wirt | zuo | in | sitzen | gie | | the | host | with | them | to sit | went |
8257 | dô | sâzen | die | geste | hie | | then | sat | the | guests | here |
| Êrec | mit | vrouwen | Ênîten | | Erec | with | Lady | Enite |
| und | Guivreiz | dâ | besîten | | and | Guivreiz | there | along side |
8260 | diu | ougen | liez | er | über | gân | | (his) | eyes | let | he | _ | look over (them) |
| nû | dûhte | in | einiu | wol | getân | | now | appeared | (to) him | the first one | very | lovely |
| diu | ander | schœner | dâ | bî | | the | second | more beautiful | _ | next (to her) |
8263 | diu | dritte | swachete | aber | sî | | the | third | diminished | however | her |
| vor | ir | was | diu | vierde | | surpasing | her | was | the | fourth |
| in | lîbes | gezierde | | in | (her) | beauty |
8266 | der | vünften | er | des | prîses | jach | | the | fifth | he | the | prize | awarded |
| unz | er | die | sehsten | ersach | | until | he | the | sixth | saw |
| diu | sibende | erlaschte | dise | gar | | the | seventh | eclipsed | this one | completely |
8269 | unz | er | der | ahten | tete | war | | until | he | the | eighth | _ | noticed |
| diu | niunde | in | dûhte | gekrœnet | | the | ninth | (to) him | seemed | crowned (with beauty) |
| diu | zehende | baz | geschœnet | | the | tenth | more | beautifully formed |
8272 | mit | dem | gotes | vlîze | | with | _ | God's | care |
| der | selben | ze | itewîze | | (this) | same (one) | to | shame |
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