Erec | der | ritter | als | im | wol | tohte | | the | knight | as | him | well | was suited |
731 | Êrec | als | er | mohte | | Erec | as well as | he | could |
| Îdêrs | was | wol | worden | gar | | Iders | was | well | _ | prepared |
| er | hete | sich | gewarnet | dar | | he | had | himself | equipped | there |
734 | als | man | ze | ritterschefte | sol | | as | one | for | knightly contest | should |
| sîniu | sper | wâren | geverwet | wol | | his | lances | were | painted | beautifully |
| er | was | gezimieret | | he | was | furnished with a crest |
737 | sîn | ros | was | gezieret | | his | horse | was | decorated |
| mit | rîcher | kovertiure | | with | rich | caparison |
| diu | was | Êrecke | tiure | | which | was | Erec | dear |
740 | sîn | wâpenroc | alsam | was | | his | surcoat | just as (fine) | was |
| samît | grüene | als | ein | gras | | samite | green | as | _ | grass |
| mit | rîchen | borten | umbestalt | | with | rich | band | trimmed |
743 | als | uns | diu | âventiure | zalt | | as | us | the | tale | tells |
| sô | was | sîn | harnasch | lobelîch | | so | was | his | armor | praiseworthy |
| er | selbe | einem | guoten | ritter | gelîch | | he | himself | to an | noble | knight | comparable |
746 | Êrec | ouch | dort | zuo | reit | | Erec | also | there | _ | rode up |
| sîn | schilt | was | alt | swære | lanc | und | breit | | his | shield | was | old | heavy | long | and | wide |
| sîniu | sper | unbehende | und | grôz | | his | lance | awkward | and | large |
749 | halp | er | und | daz | ros | blôz | | half | of himself | and | the | horse | (were) bare |
| als | im- | -z | sîn | alter | sweher | lêch | | just as | him | it | his | old | father-in-law | (had) lent |
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