Erec| | nû | wunderte | die | künegîn | | now | wondered | the | queen |
| 15 | wer | der | ritter | möhte | sîn | | who | the | knight | could | be |
| | er | was | ze | harnasche | wol | | he | was | with | armor | well- (-equipped) |
| | als | ein | guot | kneht | sol | | just as | a | good | knight | ought to be |
| 18 | Êrec | der | junge | man | | Erec | the | young | man |
| | sîn | vrouwen | vrâgen | began | | his | lady | to ask | began |
| | ob | er- | -z | ervarn | solde | | whether | he | it | find out | should |
| 21 | diu | vrouwe | des | niht | wolde | | the | lady | this | not | did want |
| | si | bat | in | dâ | bî | ir | tweln | | she | asked | him | there | with | her | to remain |
| | ein | juncvrouwen | begunde | si | ûz | weln | | a | maiden | started | she | _ | to select |
| 24 | die | si | möhte | senden | dar | | whom | she | could | send | there |
| | si | sprach | rît | und | ervar | | she | spoke | ride | and | discover |
| | wer | der | ritter | müge | sîn | | who | the | knight | could | be |
| 27 | und | sîn | geverte | daz | magedîn | | and | his | companion | the | maiden |
| | diu | juncvrouwe | huop | sich | an | die | vart | | the | maiden | set out | _ | on | the | way |
| | als | ir | geboten | wart | | just as | she | ordered | was |
| 30 | 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 |
| | got | grüeze | iuch | geselle | | God | greet | you | friend |
| 33 | und | vernemet | waz | ich | welle | | and | hear | what | I | want |
| | mîn | vrouwe | hât | mich | her | gesant | | my | lady | has | me | here | sent |
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