Erec | wan | Êrec | was | sîn | künne | | for | Erec | was | his | relative |
1797 | nû | huop | sich | michel | wünne | | now | arose | _ | great | joy |
| ûf | dem | hûs | ze | Karadigân | | at | the | castle | of | Karadigan |
| daz | was | ze | liebe | getân | | this | was | in | honor | done |
1800 | im | und | sîner | vriundîn | | for him | and | his | lady-love |
| wâ | möhte | grœzer | vreude | sîn | | where | could | greater | merriment | be |
| dan | man | dâ | hâte | z- | -aller | zît | | than | one | there | had | at | all | times |
1803 | si | vlizzen | sich | en- | -widerstrît | | they | strove for | _ | without | resistance |
| alle | die | dâ | wâren | | all | who | there | were |
| vrœlîchen | gebâren | | joyful | behavior |
1806 | dô | gedâhte | der | tugentrîche | | then | remembered | the | virtuous |
| Êrec | vil | ritterlîche | | Erec | very | chivalrously |
| an | sînes | swehers | armuot | | _ | his | father-in-law's | poverty |
1809 | unde | sande | im | schœnez | guot | | and | sent | him | rich | goods |
| bî | sînem | boten | in | sîn | hûs | | with | his | messenger | to | his | house |
| daz | gap | im | der | künec | Artûs | | this | gave | him | _ | King | Arthur |
1812 | zwêne | soumære | | two | pack-horses |
| der | bürde | was | vil | swære | | the | load | was | very | heavy |
| si | truogen | silber | unde | golt | | they | carried | silver | and | gold |
1815 | wan | er | was | der | tohter | holt | | for | he | was | with (his) | daughter | in love |
| daz | er | sich | schône | kleite | | so that | he | himself | elegantly | might dress |
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