Erec | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
2757 | den | lâze | ich | vor | den | einen | tac | | to him | cede | I | _ | that | one | day |
| vürbaz | en- | -tar | ich | | to go further | not | dare | I |
| wan | man | saget | sîn | gelich | | for | one | says | his | equal |
2760 | ze | Britanje | en- | -kæme | nie | | to | Britanje | _ | came | never |
| kam | aber | er | dar | ie | | (if) came | however | one | there | ever |
| daz | mohte | Êrec | wol | sîn | | that | had | Erec | certainly | to be |
2763 | daz | was | an | sînen | tugenden | schîn | | that | was | on | his | virtues | evident |
| dô | dâ | ir | vîende | wâren | getân | | when | there | their | enemies | were | driven back |
| in | hâmît | als | ich | gesaget | hân | | into | (the) enclosure | as | I | said | have |
2766 | Êrec | vrâgen | began | | Erec | to ask | began |
| ob | her | ûz | dehein | man | | whether | _ | to come forth | any | one |
| wolde | tjostieren | mêre | | wanted | to joust | (some) more |
2769 | durch | sîner | âmîen | êre | | for the | of his | loved one's | honor |
| dô | jach | ein | ritter | zehant | | then | said | a | knight | immediately |
| der | was | Roiderodes | genant | | who | was | Roiderodes | called |
2772 | daz | er | tjostieren | wolde | | that | he | joust | would |
| ob- | -z | mit | vride | wesen | solde | | if | it | in | peace | be | would |
| des | was | Êrec | vil | vrô | | with this | was | Erec | very | happy |
2775 | vride | gelobete | er | im | dô | | peace | promised | he | him | then |
| engegen | im | er | ze | velde | reit | | towards | him | he | onto the | field | rode |
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