Erec | diu | ist | künegîn | über- | -z | lant | | who | is | queen | of | this | land |
36 | durch | ir | zuht | gebôt | si | mir | | out | (of) her | courtesy | commanded | she | me |
| daz | ich | iuch | gruozte | von | ir | | that | I | you | should greet | from | her |
| und | weste | gerne | mære | | and | would to know | like | information |
39 | wer | der | ritter | wære | | who | the | knight | might be |
| und | disiu | maget | wol | getân | | and | this | maiden | well | constituted |
| muget | ir | mich | daz | wizzen | lân | | could | you | me | this | know | let |
42 | âne | schaden | ir | daz | tuot | | without | harm | you | this | (may) do |
| mîn | vrouwe | vrâget | wan | durch | guot | | my | lady | asks | only | with | good intentions |
| daz | getwerc | wolde | ir | niht | sagen | | the | dwarf | wanted | her | nothing | to tell |
45 | unde | hiez | si | stille | dagen | | and | ordered | her | _ | to be silent |
| unde | daz | si | in | vermite | | and | that | she | him | keep away from |
| si | en- | -weste | war | nâch | si | rite | | she | not | did know | what | after | she | rode |
48 | diu | maget | lie | niht | umbe | daz | | the | maiden | ceased | nothing | because of | this |
| si | en- | -wolde | rîten | vürbaz | | she | _ | did want | to ride | further |
| den | ritter | vrâgen | mære | | the | knight | to ask for | information |
51 | selben | wer | er | wære | | himself | who | he | might be |
| daz | getwerc | werte | ir | den | wec | | the | dwarf | blocked | her | _ | way |
| daz | sach | diu | künegîn | und | Êrec | | this | saw | the | queen | and | Erec |
54 | daz | ez | si | mit | der | geisel | sluoc | | that | he | she | with | (a) | whip | struck |
| die | ez | in | der | hant | truoc | | which | he | in | (his) | hand | carried |
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