Erec | und | im | sîn | êrstiu | ritterschaft | | and | for him | his | first | knightly endeavour |
1267 | mit | lobelîcher | heiles | kraft | | with | of praiseworthy | blessings | a fullness |
| iedoch | alsô | gar | ergie | | indeed | so | completely | had succeeded |
| wan | er | begunde- | -s | vor | nie | | for | he | undertook | it | before | never |
1270 | oder | ez | wære | | unless | it | were |
| gar | ein | nîdære | | completely | an | envious person |
| sô- | -ne | truoc | im | dâ | niemen | haz | | so | _ | bore | him | there | no one | ill-will |
1273 | ez- | -n | wart | nie | man | geminnet | baz | | it | _ | was | no | one | liked | better |
| von | einem | ingesinde | | at | a | court |
| wan | er | hete- | -z | von | kinde | | for | he | had | himself | from | childhood |
1276 | umbe | si | gedienet | sô | | from | them | earned | so |
| daz | si | des | alle | wâren | vrô | | that | they | of this | all | were | happy |
| z- | -em | ritter | sprach | diu | künegîn | | to | the | knight | spoke | the | queen |
1279 | iuwer | buoze | diu | sol | ringer | sîn | | your | punishment | it | shall | less | be |
| dan | ir | doch | gearnet | hât | | than | you | actually | earned | have |
| ich | wil | daz | ir | hie | bestât | | I | want | that | you | here | remain |
1282 | und | unser | ingesinde | sît | | and | of our | retinue | be |
| daz | muoste | ouch | wesen | âne | strît | | that | had | so | to be | without | argument |
| alsô | diu | rede | geschach | | after | the | words | happened |
1285 | der | künec | zuo | den | rittern | sprach | | the | king | to | (his) | knights | spoke |
| nû | suln | wir | in | ze | lône | | now | shall | we | him | as | reward |
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