Erec | wider | umbe | zuo | dem | vremden | man | | _ | _ | towards | the | strange | man |
9009 | nû | gesach | in | Êrec | dan | | now | saw | him | Erec | then |
| rîten | von | verre | | ridding | from | afar |
| des | boumgarten | herre | | the | park's | lord |
9012 | was | lanc | unde | grôz | | was | tall | and | big |
| vil | nâch | risen | genôz | | very | nearly | (a) giant's | equal |
| der | underwant | sich | grôzer | drô | | who | gave out | _ | loud | threats |
9015 | sîn | ros | was | grôz | unde | hô | | his | horse | was | large | and | tall |
| starc | rôt | zundervar | | very | red | (like) fire |
| der | varwe | was | sîn | schilt | gar | | the (same) | color | was | his | shield | all over |
9018 | sîn | wâpenroc | alsam | was | | his | surcoat | (the) same | was |
| er | selbe | rôt | als | ich | ez | las | | he | himself | red | as | I | it | have read |
| gewâfent | nâch | sînem | muote | | armed | in accordance with | his | mood |
9021 | ich | wæne | sîn | herze | bluote | | I | think | his | heart | bled |
| swenne | er | niht | ze | vehtenne | vant | | whenever | he | nothing | to | fight | found |
| sô | mordic | was | sîn | hant | | so | bloodthirsty | was | his | hand |
9024 | nû | reit | er | zuo | dem | gaste | | now | rode | he | to | the | guest |
| und | gruozte | in | ein | teil | vaste | | and | greeted | him | _ | rather | harshly |
| gelîch | einem | übelen | man | | like | a | hostile | person |
9027 | er | sprach | valschære | nû | sage | an | | he | said | imposter | now | tell (me) | _ |
| wer | hiez | iuch | der | vrouwen | sô | nâhen | gân | | who | told | you | (to) the | lady | so | close | to go |
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