Erec | vil | güetlîche | si | in | es | bat | | very | friendly | she | of him | it | requested |
1421 | alsô | lange | unz | ûf | die | stat | | so | long | until | to | the | point |
| daz | er | ez | von | ir | emphie | | that | he | it | from | her | accepted |
| und | wizzet | wol | daz | vor- | -des | nie | | and | know | well | that | _ | before | never |
1424 | in | der | werlde | dehein | man | | in | the | world | any | man |
| schœner | pherit | mê | gewan | | (a) more handsome | horse | more | obtained |
| ez | was | ze | michel | noch | ze | kranc | | it | was | (neither) too | large | nor | too | small |
1427 | sîn | varwe | rehte | harmblanc | | its | color | (a) quite | ermine-white |
| sîn | man | tief | unde | reit | | its | mane | thick | and | curly |
| sîn | brust | starc | unde | breit | | its | chest | strong | and | broad |
1430 | mit | ganzem | gebeine | | with | full | bones |
| ze | grôz | noch | ze | kleine | | (neither) too | large | nor | too | small |
| sîn | houbet | truoc- | -z | ze | rehte | hô | | its | head | carried | it | _ | properly | elevated |
1433 | ez | was | senfte | unde | vrô | | it | was | gentle | and | good-natured |
| mit | langen | sîten | | with | long | flanks |
| man | mohte- | -z | wol | gerîten | | one | could | it | well | ride |
1436 | rücke | und | vuoz | guot | genuoc | | back | and | hooves | good | enough |
| hei | wie | rehte | sanfte | ez | truoc | | oh | how | very | gently | it | carried |
| ez | gienc | vil | drâte | über | velt | | it | went | very | quickly | across | (the) field |
1439 | schône | sam | ein | schef | enzelt | | (as) beautifully | as | a | ship | ambling |
| dar | zuo | und | ez | sanfte | gie | | _ | in addition | and (so) | it | gently | went |
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