Erec | gegenwürtic | über | den | hof | reit | | at this time | over | the | court-yard | rode |
1199 | ze | einem | steine | der | was | breit | | to | a | stone | which | was | flat |
| ein | wênic | ûf | an | eine | stat | | a | little | elevated | in | a | place |
| vor | der | grêde | gesat | | in front of | the | steps | placed |
1202 | der | was | gemachet | ûf | dem | hûs | | this | was | provided | at | the | castle |
| daz | der | künec | Artûs | | so that | _ | King | Arthur |
| dâ | erbeizete | und | ouch | ûf | saz | | there | (could) dismount | and | also | _ | mount |
1205 | der | ritter | gedâhte | wâ | er | baz | | the | knight | thought | where | he | better |
| erbeizen | möhte | dan | ouch | dâ | | dismount | could | than | also | there |
| bî | dem | steine | erbeizete | er | sâ | | at | the | stone | (so) dismounted | he | immediately |
1208 | als | man | in | diu | ros | emphie | | after | one | from them | (their) | horses | took |
| mit | dem | getwerge | er | dô | gie | | with | the | dwarf | he | there | went |
| und | mit | sîner | vriundîn | | and | with | his | lady-love |
1211 | mit | zühten | vür | die | künegîn | | with | repect | before | the | queen |
| diu | bôt | im | hêrlîchen | gruoz | | she | offered | him | a gracious | greeting |
| nû | viel | er | ir | an | den | vuoz | | now | fell | he | her | at | (her) | feet |
1214 | er | sprach | vrouwe | rîche | | he | spoke | queen | noble |
| nû | emphâhet | gnædeclîche | | now | receive | graciously |
| in | iuwer | gewalt | einen | man | | in | your | command | a | man |
1217 | dem | got | deheiner | êren | gan | | whom | God | no | honor | has granted |
| den | ich | dâ | meine | daz | bin | ich | | the one | I | (t)here | mean | that one | am | I |
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