Erec | sinewel | niht | gevieret | | round | not | rectangular |
8210 | guot | unde | reine | | fine | and | beautiful |
| von | edelem | steine | | of | valuable | stone |
| der | ie | mê | von | marmel | kam | | which | _ | ever | from | marble | was |
8213 | als | ez | ir | ougen | wol | gezam | | so | it | their | eyes | indeed | pleased |
| und | als | ez | der | wunsch | gebôt | | and | as | it | the | ideal | ordained |
| gel | grüene | brûn | rôt | | yellow | green | brown | red |
8216 | swarz | wîz | weitîn | | black | white | blue |
| dirre | mislîche | schîn | | this | varicolored | surface |
| sô | gebent | und | sô | geliutert | was | | so | smooth | and | so | polished | was |
8219 | daz | er | glaste | sam | ein | glas | | that | it | shone | like | a | mirror |
| geworht | mit | schœnen | witzen | | wrought | with | splendid | artistry |
| hie | sâhen | si | inne | sitzen | | here | saw | they | there (in) | sitting |
8222 | den | wunsch | von | den | wîben | | the | ideal | of | _ | womanhood |
| wer | möhte | iu | die | geschrîben | | who | could | (to) you | them | describe |
| und | geloben | ze | rehte | gar | | and | praise | _ | justly | all |
8225 | man | en- | -mohte | sô | wünneclîcher | schar | | one | _ | could | (of) such a | lovely | company |
| nie | gelîches | iht | beschouwen | | never | of the like | anything | seen |
| ez | wâren | ahzec | vrouwen | | there | were | eighty | ladies |
8228 | alle | gelîche | gekleit | | all | alike | dressed |
| si | hâten | an | sich | geleit | | they | had | _ | _ | put on |
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