Erec | âne | missewende | | without | misfortune |
2810 | schiet | diu | massenîe | dan | | departed | the | retinue | from there |
| Êrec | der | tugenthafte | man | | Erec | the | virtuous | Mann |
| wart | ze | vollem | lobe | gesaget | | was | with | full | Praise | acclaimed |
2813 | den | prîs | hete | er | dâ | bejaget | | the | praise | had | he | there | won |
| und | den | sô | volleclîchen | | and | that | so | completely |
| daz | man | begunde | gelîchen | | that | one | began | to compare |
2816 | sîn | wîsheit | Salomône | | his | wisdom | (to that of) Solomon |
| sîn | schœne | Absolône | | his | beauty | (to) Absalom |
| an | sterke | Samsônes | genôz | | (his) | strength | of Samson | (the) equal |
2819 | sîn | milte | dûhte | si | sô | grôz | | his | generosity | was thought | by them | so | great |
| diu | gemâzete | in | niemen | ander | | it | equalled | him | no one | other |
| wan | dem | milten | Alexander | | than | the | generous | Alexander |
2822 | sîn | schilt | was | zebrochen | | his | shield | was | hewn |
| mit | spern | sô | zestochen | | with | lances | so | pierced |
| man | hete | viuste | dâ | durch | geschoben | | one | could have | fists | _ | through it | shoved |
2825 | sus | verdiente | Êrec | sîn | loben | | thus | earned | Erec | his | praise |
| dô | daz | mære | ûz | kam | | when | the | news | _ | became known |
| und | vrouwe | Ênîte | vernam | | and | Lady | Enite | heard |
2828 | sô | grôze | tugent | zellen | | such | great | excellence | told |
| von | Êrecke | ir | gesellen | | about | Erec | her | companion |
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