Erec | wie | er- | -z | dâ | wol | getæte | | how | he | _ | there | well | might do |
2262 | dô | en- | -was | er | niht | sô | rîche | | then | _ | was | he | not | so | wealthy |
| daz | er | volleclîche | | that | he | fully |
| mohte | mit | dem | guote | | could | with | (his) | possessions |
2265 | volziehen | sînem | muote | | accomplish | his | desires |
| swaz | aber | im | des | gebrast | | whatever | however | for him | of this | was lacking |
| daz | meinte | daz | er | dâ | was | gast | | that | was caused | (because) | he | there | was | (a) guest |
2268 | sîn | lant | was | im | verre | | his | country | was | from him | far away |
| Artûs | der | herre | | Arthur | the | lord |
| gap | im | swaz | er | vor | gesprach | | gave | him | whatever | he | _ | requested |
2271 | doch | was | er | im | dar | an | gemach | | yet | was | he | _ | _ | thereby | considerate |
| daz | es | in | iht | bevilte | | (lest) that | in this | to him | anything | would seem too much |
| er | entweich | sîner | milte | | he | avoided | his | generosity |
2274 | mit | bete | swâ | er | mohte | | _ | politly | wherever | he | could |
| als | sîner | schame | tohte | | as | his | sense of propriety | required (of him) |
| er | hæte | wunder | getân | | he | would have | wonders | performed |
2277 | möhte | er | gehabet | hân | | (if) could | he | have | had |
| nâch | sînem | willen | volle | hant | | according to | his | will | (a) free | hand |
| als | ez | im | nû | was | gewant | | as | it | for him | now | was | determined |
2280 | dar | nâch | sazte | er | sînen | muot | | _ | accordingly | set | he | his | desires |
| sîn | harnasch | en- | -was | niht | sô | guot | | his | armor | _ | was | not | so | good |
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