Erec | dirre | mislîche | schîn | | this | varicolored | surface |
8218 | sô | gebent | und | sô | geliutert | was | | so | smooth | and | so | polished | was |
| daz | er | glaste | sam | ein | glas | | that | it | shone | like | a | mirror |
| geworht | mit | schœnen | witzen | | wrought | with | splendid | artistry |
8221 | hie | sâhen | si | inne | sitzen | | here | saw | they | there (in) | sitting |
| den | wunsch | von | den | wîben | | the | ideal | of | _ | womanhood |
| wer | möhte | iu | die | geschrîben | | who | could | (to) you | them | describe |
8224 | und | geloben | ze | rehte | gar | | and | praise | _ | justly | all |
| man | en- | -mohte | sô | wünneclîcher | schar | | one | _ | could | (of) such a | lovely | company |
| nie | gelîches | iht | beschouwen | | never | of the like | anything | seen |
8227 | ez | wâren | ahzec | vrouwen | | there | were | eighty | ladies |
| alle | gelîche | gekleit | | all | alike | dressed |
| si | hâten | an | sich | geleit | | they | had | _ | _ | put on |
8230 | eine | wât | rîche | | _ | clothes | splendid |
| und | doch | unvrœlîche | | and | yet | subdued |
| nâch | vil | kostlîchem | site | | in (a) | very | expensive | style |
8233 | hie | erzeigeten | si | vil | lîhte | mite | | _ | demonstrated | they | very | likely | thereby |
| daz | in | daz | herze | wære | | that | (for) them | (their) | hearts | were |
| in | etelîcher | swære | | in | some sort of | pain |
8236 | wan | man | si | ouch | selten | lachen | sach | | for | one | them | also | seldom | smiling | saw |
| ez | wâren | ir | röcke | und | ir | dach | | _ | were | their | gowns | and | their | cloaks |
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