Erec | man | en- | -spræche | im | anders | niht | sô | wol | | one | _ | would have spoken | of him | otherwise | not | so | well |
2404 | nû | lebete | disiu | ritterschaft | | now | lived | this | knightly assembly |
| mit | gewonlîcher | vreuden | kraft | | with | of customary | pleasures | (an) abundance |
| als | man | ze | turneien | phlac | | as | one | at | tournament | did |
2407 | morgen | an | dem | suntac | | the (next) morning | on | _ | Sunday |
| tâten | si | als | ez | in | was | gewant | | did | they | as | it | for them | was | appropriate |
| si | hiezen | ir | îsengewant | | they | ordered | their | armour |
2410 | vegen | unde | riemen | | cleaned | and | bound |
| dâ | was | lützel | iemen | | there | was | hardly | anyone |
| wan | den | turnierens | wol | gezam | | except | those who | for tournaments | well | were suited |
2413 | alsô | dô | vür | kam | | when | then | _ | broke |
| vil | kûme | mitter | tac | | very | hardly | mid- | -day |
| Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
2416 | der | wâfente | sich | sâ | | he | armed | himself | immediately |
| ê | iemen | anderswâ | | before | anyone (else) | anywhere |
| daz | er | die | êrsten | tjost | næme | | so that | he | the | first | joust | might take (part in) |
2419 | und | in | vür | kæme | | and | (of) those | _ | get ahead |
| swâ | er | des | state | vunde | | wherever | he | for this | opportunity | found |
| nû | wâren | ouch | z- | -er | stunde | | now | had | also | at | the | (same) time |
2422 | vür | komen | ûf | den | selben | muot | | _ | come (out) | with | the | same | intention |
| gesellen | zwêne | ritter | guot | | (of) companions | two | knights | fine |
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