Erec | möhte | er | gehabet | hân | | (if) could | he | have | had |
2278 | nâch | sînem | willen | volle | hant | | according to | his | will | (a) free | hand |
| als | ez | im | nû | was | gewant | | as | it | for him | now | was | determined |
| dar | nâch | sazte | er | sînen | muot | | _ | accordingly | set | he | his | desires |
2281 | sîn | harnasch | en- | -was | niht | sô | guot | | his | armor | _ | was | not | so | good |
| noch | selh | sîn | geselleschaft | | nor | (that) | of his | company |
| als | ob | er | hete | des | guotes | kraft | | as | if | he | had | of | goods | (an) wealth |
2284 | nâch | sîner | maht | vienc | er- | -z | an | | according | to his | means | undertook | he | it | _ |
| nû | pruofte | der | junge | man | | now | prepared | the | young | man |
| drîe | schilte | gelîch | | three | shields | alike |
2287 | und | driu | gereite | alsamelîch | | and | three | caparisons | matching |
| mit | einem | wâfen | garwe | | with | a (single) | coat-of-arms | all |
| doch | schiet | si | diu | varwe | | yet | differentiated | them | (their) | color |
2290 | der | ein | im | hurtlîch | genuoc | was | | the | one | for him | strong for jousting | enough | was |
| ûze | ein | liehtez | spiegelglas | | on the outside | a | bright | mirror (surface) |
| vil | verre | glaste | des | schîn | | very | far | radiated | the | reflection |
2293 | dar | ûf | ein | mouwe | guldîn | | _ | thereon | a | sleeve | golden |
| z- | -er | mâze | sô | si | solde | | in | the | right proportion | as | it | should be |
| innen | gar | von | golde | | inside | completely | of | gold |
2296 | der | ander | von | sinopel | rôt | | the | second | of | cinnabar | red |
| dar | ûf | slahen | er | gebôt | | _ | thereon | be fastened | he | commanded |
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