Erec | si | sprach | rît | und | ervar | | she | spoke | ride | and | discover |
26 | wer | der | ritter | müge | sîn | | who | the | knight | could | be |
| und | sîn | geverte | daz | magedîn | | and | his | companion | the | maiden |
| diu | juncvrouwe | huop | sich | an | die | vart | | the | maiden | set out | _ | on | the | way |
29 | als | ir | geboten | wart | | just as | she | ordered | was |
| dâ | si- | -z | getwerc | rîten | sach | | to where | she | the | dwarf | ridding | saw |
| mit | zühten | si | zuo | im | sprach | | with | politeness | she | to | him | spoke |
32 | got | grüeze | iuch | geselle | | God | greet | you | friend |
| und | vernemet | waz | ich | welle | | and | hear | what | I | want |
| mîn | vrouwe | hât | mich | her | gesant | | my | lady | has | me | here | sent |
35 | diu | ist | künegîn | über- | -z | lant | | who | is | queen | of | this | land |
| durch | ir | zuht | gebôt | si | mir | | out | (of) her | courtesy | commanded | she | me |
| daz | ich | iuch | gruozte | von | ir | | that | I | you | should greet | from | her |
38 | und | weste | gerne | mære | | and | would to know | like | information |
| wer | der | ritter | wære | | who | the | knight | might be |
| und | disiu | maget | wol | getân | | and | this | maiden | well | constituted |
41 | muget | ir | mich | daz | wizzen | lân | | could | you | me | this | know | let |
| âne | schaden | ir | daz | tuot | | without | harm | you | this | (may) do |
| mîn | vrouwe | vrâget | wan | durch | guot | | my | lady | asks | only | with | good intentions |
44 | daz | getwerc | wolde | ir | niht | sagen | | the | dwarf | wanted | her | nothing | to tell |
| unde | hiez | si | stille | dagen | | and | ordered | her | _ | to be silent |
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