Erec | mit | wimpeln | die | wâren | wîz | | with | bands | which | were | white |
8247 | dâ | en- | -schein | ane | dehein | ander | vlîz | | _ | _ | appeared | on them | no | other | care |
| wan | sleht | und | unwæhe | | except | simple | and | plain |
| âne | goldes | spæhe | | without | gold | adornments |
8250 | dô | die | geste | in | giengen | | when | the | guests | _ | entered |
| dise | vrouwen | si | emphiengen | | these | ladies | them | received |
| baz | dan | si | wâren | gemuot | | better | than | they | were | disposed |
8253 | als | dicke | der | bescheiden | tuot | | as | often | the | prudent | do |
| der | sînes | leides | nieman | | who | (with) his | grief | no one |
| engaltet | swâ | er- | -z | bewarn | kan | | would trouble | wherever | he | it | avoid | can |
8256 | der | wirt | zuo | in | sitzen | gie | | the | host | with | them | to sit | went |
| dô | sâzen | die | geste | hie | | then | sat | the | guests | here |
| Êrec | mit | vrouwen | Ênîten | | Erec | with | Lady | Enite |
8259 | und | Guivreiz | dâ | besîten | | and | Guivreiz | there | along side |
| diu | ougen | liez | er | über | gân | | (his) | eyes | let | he | _ | look over (them) |
| nû | dûhte | in | einiu | wol | getân | | now | appeared | (to) him | the first one | very | lovely |
8262 | diu | ander | schœner | dâ | bî | | the | second | more beautiful | _ | next (to her) |
| diu | dritte | swachete | aber | sî | | the | third | diminished | however | her |
| vor | ir | was | diu | vierde | | surpasing | her | was | the | fourth |
8265 | in | lîbes | gezierde | | in | (her) | beauty |
| der | vünften | er | des | prîses | jach | | the | fifth | he | the | prize | awarded |
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