Erec | ze | ruowe | nâch | dem | strîte | | to | rest | after | the | contest |
1320 | ir | gebærde | was | vil | bliuclîch | | her | demeanour | was | very | shy |
| einer | megede | gelîch | | a | maiden | like |
| si | en- | -redte | im | niht | vil | mite | | she | _ | spoke | to him | not | very | much |
1323 | wan | daz | ist | ir | aller | site | | for | that | is | their | all | custom |
| daz | si | z- | -em | êrsten | schamic | sint | | that | they | at | _ | first | bashful | are |
| unde | blûc | sam | diu | kint | | and | shy | like | _ | children |
1326 | dar | nâch | ergrîfent | si | den | list | | _ | afterwards | acquire | they | the | good sense |
| daz | si | wol | wizzen | waz | in | guot | ist | | that | they | well | know | what | for them | good | is |
| und | daz | in | liep | wære | | and | that what | for them | dear | would be |
1329 | daz | si | nû | dunket | swære | | what | to them | now | appears | difficult |
| unde | daz | si | næmen | | and | that | they | would take |
| swâ | si | sîn | reht | bekæmen | | wherever | they | _ | rightly | received |
1332 | einen | süezen | kus | vür | einen | slac | | a | sweet | kiss | over | a | blow |
| und | guote | naht | vür | übeln | tac | | and | (a) good | night | over | (a) bad | day |
| dô | bat | in | der | herzoge | Îmâin | | then | requested | of him | _ | duke | Imain |
1335 | daz | er | die | naht | geruochte | sîn | | that | he | the | night | willing | would be |
| mit | im | durch | alle | minne | | with | him | in | all | affection |
| mit | sîner | vriundinne | | with | his | lady-love |
1338 | und | bat- | -s | ouch | den | geswîen | | and | requested | this | also | of (his) | brother-in-law |
| des | begunde | in | Êrec | verzîhen | | of this | began | ihm | Erec | (politely) to refuse |
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