Erec | möhte- | -z | niht | erziuget | hân | | could | of this | nothing | born | have |
1397 | ez | muoste | an | dem | herzogen | stân | | it | had | to | the | duke | fall |
| von | sînem | hûse | man | dar | truoc | | from | his | castle | one | there | carried |
| spîse | ebene | genuoc | | food | quite | enough |
1400 | als | im | erschein | der | ander | tac | | when | for him | dawned | the | next | day |
| Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| der | en- | -wolde | dâ | niht | langer | tweln | | he | _ | (do) want | there | not | longer | tarry |
1403 | sîn | unmuoze | begunde | er | zeln | | his | lack of time | began | he | to relate |
| und | sprach | er | müeste | rîten | | and | said | he | had | (to) ride |
| und | vüeren | vrouwen | Ênîten | | and | take | lady | Enite |
1406 | dô | bat | in | ir | œheim | | then | requested | of him | her | uncle |
| der | herzoge | von | Tulmein | | the | duke | of | Tulmein |
| daz | er | si | müeste | vazzen | baz | | that | he | she | might | clothe | better |
1409 | Êrec | der | widerredete | daz | | Erec | he | refused | this |
| golt | und | silber | er | im | bôt | | gold | and | silver | he | him | offered |
| er | sprach | des | wære | im | unnôt | | he | said | this | was | for him | unnecessary |
1412 | beide | ros | und | gewant | | both | horses | and | clothing |
| dar | zuo | beslôz | Êrec | die | hant | | _ | to these | closed | Erec | his | hand |
| wan | daz | er | ein | pherit | nam | | accept | that | he | a | horse | took |
1415 | daz | ir | ze | rîtenne | gezam | | that | for her | for | riding | was suitable |
| von | ir | nifteln | einer | maget | | from | her | cousins | a | maiden |
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