Erec | ouch | en- | -mohte | si | Êrec | niht | gesehen | | also | _ | could | it | Erec | not | see |
8951 | daz | muoste | dâ | von | geschehen | | that | had | _ | from that | come about |
| daz | dâ | vor | alumbe | hie | | that | _ | over it | all around | hung |
| der | mantel | dâ | si | sich | in | vie | | (her) | cloak | _ | she | herself | wherein | had wrapped |
8954 | daz | bette | dâ | si | ûfe | saz | | the | bed | _ | she | on which | sat |
| wol | erziuget | was | daz | | well | made | was | that |
| die | stollen | grôz | silberîn | | the | posts | large | (of) silver |
8957 | von | guotem | gewürhte | der | schîn | | of | fine | workmanship | the | appearance |
| dô | er | si | dâ | sach | sitzen | | when | he | her | there | saw | sitting |
| mit | zühteclîchen | witzen | | with | courteous | intentions |
8960 | sô | erbeizete | der | gast | | so | dismounted | the | guest |
| sîn | ros | bant | er | an | einen | ast | | his | horse | tied | he | to | a | branch |
| an | den | stam | leinte | er | | against | the | trunk | leaned | he |
8963 | beide | schilt | unde | sper | | both | shield | and | lance |
| sînen | helm | er | abe | bant | | his | helmet | he | _ | unlaced |
| und | sturzte | in | ûf | des | schiltes | rant | | and | placed | it | on | the | shield's | edge |
8966 | des | hüetelîns | wart | sîn | houbet | blôz | | (of) his | cap | was | his | head | bare |
| wan | sîn | zuht | was | vil | grôz | | for | his | manners | were | very | good |
| alsô | gienc | er | vür | si | stân | | thus | went | he | before | her | to stand |
8969 | daz | wære | ir | lieber | verlân | | that | had been | (for) her | preferably | forgone |
| wan | si | vorhte | ir- | -z | gewerren | | for | she | feared | (to) her | it | would bring trouble |
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