Erec | sîn | unmuoze | begunde | er | zeln | | his | lack of time | began | he | to relate |
1404 | und | sprach | er | müeste | rîten | | and | said | he | had | (to) ride |
| und | vüeren | vrouwen | Ênîten | | and | take | lady | Enite |
| dô | bat | in | ir | œheim | | then | requested | of him | her | uncle |
1407 | der | herzoge | von | Tulmein | | the | duke | of | Tulmein |
| daz | er | si | müeste | vazzen | baz | | that | he | she | might | clothe | better |
| Êrec | der | widerredete | daz | | Erec | he | refused | this |
1410 | golt | und | silber | er | im | bôt | | gold | and | silver | he | him | offered |
| er | sprach | des | wære | im | unnôt | | he | said | this | was | for him | unnecessary |
| beide | ros | und | gewant | | both | horses | and | clothing |
1413 | dar | zuo | beslôz | Êrec | die | hant | | _ | to these | closed | Erec | his | hand |
| wan | daz | er | ein | pherit | nam | | accept | that | he | a | horse | took |
| daz | ir | ze | rîtenne | gezam | | that | for her | for | riding | was suitable |
1416 | von | ir | nifteln | einer | maget | | from | her | cousins | a | maiden |
| diu | was | sô | man | saget | | who | was | so | man | says |
| mit | dem | herzogen | dâ | | with | the | duke | there |
1419 | unde | sîn | niftel | nâ | | and | his | niece | close to |
| vil | güetlîche | si | in | es | bat | | very | friendly | she | of him | it | requested |
| alsô | lange | unz | ûf | die | stat | | so | long | until | to | the | point |
1422 | 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 |
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