Erec | âne | strît | mit | voller | êre | | without | contests | with | full | honor |
210 | nû | sagete | man | daz | mære | | now | told | people | the | story |
| daz | dâ | manec | wîp | schœner | wære | | that | there | many | women | more beautiful | were |
| dan | des | ritters | vriundîn | | than | the | knight's | lady-friend |
213 | dô | was | sîn | vrümekeit | dar | an | schîn | | (but) there | was | his | valor | _ | there on | visible |
| er | was | alsô | vorhtsam | | he | was | so | fearsome |
| daz | er | in | mit | gewalte | nam | | that | he | it | with | force | could take |
216 | in | getorste | dâ | nieman | bestân | | him | dared | there | no one | to oppose |
| strîtes | wart | er | gar | erlân | | from challenge | was | he | completely | spared |
| nû | en- | -weste | Êrec | niht | | now | _ | knew | Erec | nothing |
219 | umbe | dise | geschiht | | about | this | situation |
| wan | daz | er | im | durch | sîn | leit | | except | that | he | him | because of | his | insult |
| ûf | âventiure | nâch | reit | | on | adventure | _ | rode after |
222 | nû | begunde | sîgen | der | tac | | now | began | to sink | the | day |
| ein | market | under- | -m | hûse | lac | | a | market | below | the | castle | lay |
| dâ | kam | er | geriten | in | | _ | _ | he | rode in | there in |
225 | die | burc | meit | er | durch | den | sin | | the | castle | avoided | he | in | the | belief |
| daz | er | sîn | iht | würde | gewar | | that | he | him | in some manner | would | become aware of |
| dem | er | hete | gevolget | dar | | (he) whom | he | had | followed | there |
228 | nû | er | suochende | reit | | now | he | seeking | rode |
| wer | in | durch | sîne | vrümekeit | | who | him | out of | his | goodness |
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