Erec | Êrec | mit | vrouwen | Ênîten | | Erec | with | Lady | Enite |
8259 | und | Guivreiz | dâ | besîten | | and | Guivreiz | there | along side |
| diu | ougen | liez | er | über | gân | | (his) | eyes | let | he | _ | look over (them) |
| nû | dûhte | in | einiu | wol | getân | | now | appeared | (to) him | the first one | very | lovely |
8262 | diu | ander | schœner | dâ | bî | | the | second | more beautiful | _ | next (to her) |
| diu | dritte | swachete | aber | sî | | the | third | diminished | however | her |
| vor | ir | was | diu | vierde | | surpasing | her | was | the | fourth |
8265 | in | lîbes | gezierde | | in | (her) | beauty |
| der | vünften | er | des | prîses | jach | | the | fifth | he | the | prize | awarded |
| unz | er | die | sehsten | ersach | | until | he | the | sixth | saw |
8268 | diu | sibende | erlaschte | dise | gar | | the | seventh | eclipsed | this one | completely |
| unz | er | der | ahten | tete | war | | until | he | the | eighth | _ | noticed |
| diu | niunde | in | dûhte | gekrœnet | | the | ninth | (to) him | seemed | crowned (with beauty) |
8271 | diu | zehende | baz | geschœnet | | the | tenth | more | beautifully formed |
| mit | dem | gotes | vlîze | | with | _ | God's | care |
| der | selben | ze | itewîze | | (this) | same (one) | to | shame |
8274 | sô | was | diu | einlifte | getân | | so | was | the | eleventh | made |
| hæte | si | diu | zwelfte | lân | | (if) had | her | the | twelfth | let |
| diu | drîzehende | wære | vollekomen | | the | thirteenth | would have been | perfect |
8277 | hete | ir- | -z | diu | vierzehende | niht | benomen | | had | (from) her | it | the | fourteenth | not | prevented |
| diu | vünfzehende | was | ein | wunschkint | | the | fifteenth | was | (the) | ideal |
|