Erec | im | wære | gar | rehte | geschehen | | to him | had | complete | justice | happened |
1076 | sît | man- | -z | in | selher | unzuht | vant | | since | one | him | in | such | ill breeding | found |
| ez | was | Maliclisier | genant | | he | was | Maliclisier | called |
| Êrec | dô | ze | dem | ritter | sprach | | Erec | then | to | the | knight | said |
1079 | sîn | tweln | was | im | ungemach | | his | lingering | was | to him | annoying |
| nû | en- | -weiz | ich | wes | ir | bîtet | | now | not | know | I | for what | you | are waiting |
| daz | ir | niht | rîtet | | that | you | not | have ridden |
1082 | ze | mîner | vrouwen | der | künegîn | | to | my | lady | the | queen |
| ir | soldet | nû | geriten | sîn | | you | should | by now | ridden | have |
| in | ir | gewalt | sult | ir | iuch | ergeben | | in | her | command | shall | you | yourself | submit |
1085 | und | lebet | swie | si | iuch | heize | leben | | and | live | as | she | you | bids | (to) live |
| saget | ir | rehte | wer | ir | sît | | tell | her | exactly | who | you | are |
| und | umbe | unseren | strît | | and | about | our | contest |
1088 | und | wer | iuch | dar | z- | -ir | habe | gesant | | and | who | you | there | to | her | _ | sent |
| alsô | bin | ich | genant | | so | am | I | called |
| Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
1091 | ich | kum | morgen | ob | ich | mac | | I | shall come | tomorrow | if | I | can |
| ich | rîte | ze | mîner | wîle | | I | shall ride | at | my | leisure |
| dar | sint | niuwan | siben | mîle | | to there | are | only | seven | miles |
1094 | nû | gedenket | an | iuwer | sicherheit | | now | remember | _ | your | pledge |
| der | ritter | dô | enwec | reit | | the | knight | then | away | rode |
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