Erec | ein | man | den | vreuden | nie | verdrôz | | any | man | whom | merriment | never | tired |
1387 | des | kurzwîle | was | vil | grôz | | for this (one) | entertainment | was | very | great |
| z- | -en | herbergen | was | grôzer | schal | | at | the | lodgings | was | (a) great | throng |
| dâ | muoste | er | geste | âne | zal | | there | had | he | guests | without | number |
1390 | ritter | unde | vrouwen | | knights | and | ladies |
| den | selben | âbent | schouwen | | that | same | evening | to see |
| wande | si | ladeten | gar | | for | they | invited | completely |
1393 | alle | die | eht | kâmen | dar | | all | who | also | came | there |
| zuo | den | hôchzîten | | for | the | festival |
| der | vater | vrouwen | Ênîten | | the | father | of lady | Enite |
1396 | möhte- | -z | niht | erziuget | hân | | could | of this | nothing | born | have |
| ez | muoste | an | dem | herzogen | stân | | it | had | to | the | duke | fall |
| von | sînem | hûse | man | dar | truoc | | from | his | castle | one | there | carried |
1399 | spîse | ebene | genuoc | | food | quite | enough |
| als | im | erschein | der | ander | tac | | when | for him | dawned | the | next | day |
| Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
1402 | der | en- | -wolde | dâ | niht | langer | tweln | | he | _ | (do) want | there | not | longer | tarry |
| sîn | unmuoze | begunde | er | zeln | | his | lack of time | began | he | to relate |
| und | sprach | er | müeste | rîten | | and | said | he | had | (to) ride |
1405 | und | vüeren | vrouwen | Ênîten | | and | take | lady | Enite |
| dô | bat | in | ir | œheim | | then | requested | of him | her | uncle |
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