Erec | vrlīchen | gebāren | | joyful | behavior |
1806 | dō | gedāhte | der | tugentrīche | | then | remembered | the | virtuous |
| Źrec | vil | ritterlīche | | Erec | very | chivalrously |
| an | sīnes | swehers | armuot | | _ | his | father-in-law's | poverty |
1809 | unde | sande | im | schnez | guot | | and | sent | him | rich | goods |
| bī | sīnem | boten | in | sīn | hūs | | with | his | messenger | to | his | house |
| daz | gap | im | der | künec | Artūs | | this | gave | him | _ | King | Arthur |
1812 | zwźne | soumęre | | two | pack-horses |
| der | bürde | was | vil | swęre | | 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 | schōne | kleite | | so that | he | himself | elegantly | might dress |
| und | er | sich | wol | bereite | | and | he | himself | properly | prepare |
1818 | ze | varne | in | sīnes | vater | lant | | to | travel | into | his | father's | land |
| daz | was | Destregāles | genant | | this | was | Destregales | called |
| bī | sīnem | boten | bate- | -r | | through | his | messenger | requested | he |
1821 | den | künec | Lac | sīnen | vater | | _ | King | Lac | his | father |
| daz | er | sīnen | sweher | alten | | that | he | his | father-in-law | old |
| zweier | hiuser | lieze | walten | | two | castles | let | rule |
1824 | diu | er | im | benande | | which | he | him | named |
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