Erec | Êrec | begunde | schouwen | | Erec | began | to behold |
1487 | sîne | juncvrouwen | | his | young lady |
| ouch | sach | si | vil | dicke | an | | also | look at | she | very | often | _ |
| bliuclîchen | ir | man | | shyly | her | man |
1490 | dô | wehselten | si | vil | dicke | | there | exchanged | they | very | often |
| die | vriuntlîchen | blicke | | _ | tender | glanzes |
| ir | herze | wart | der | minne | vol | | her | heart | was | of | love | full |
1493 | si | gevielen | beide | ein | ander | wol | | they | pleased | both | _ | one another | well |
| unde | ie | baz | und | baz | | and | ever | more | and | more |
| dâ | en- | -vant | nît | noch | haz | | there | (neither) | found | envy | nor | ill-will |
1496 | ze | blîbenne | dehein | vaz | | to | remain | no | vessel |
| triuwe | und | stæte | si | besaz | | loyalty | and | constancy | them | possessed |
| nû | riten | si | vil | drâte | | now | rode | they | very | quickly |
1499 | wan | er | gelobet | hâte | | for | he | promised | had |
| ze | komenne | an | dem | selben | tage | | to | arrive | on | the | same | day |
| nâch | der | küneginne | sage | | because of | the | queen's | account |
1502 | westen | die | guoten | knehte | | knew | the | good | company |
| die | zît | wenne | er | solde | komen | | the | time | when | he | should | come |
1505 | ouch | hâten | si- | -z | vernomen | | also | had | they | it | heard |
| von | dem | ritter | der | dâ | kam | | from | the | knight | who | there | came |
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