Erec | dô | wolde | der | künec | hân | genomen | | then | wanted | the | king | to have | claimed |
1114 | sîn | reht | nâch | der | gewonheit | | his | privilege | according to | _ | custom |
| dô- | -z | im | ze | rehte | wart | geseit | | when | it | to him | as | just | had been | affirmed |
| dô | bat | in | diu | künegîn | | then | requested | of him | the | queen |
1117 | daz | ez | gevristet | müeste | sîn | | that | it | deferred | might | be |
| unz | si- | -m | gesagete | mære | | until | she | him | told | (the) story |
| wie- | -z | ergangen | wære | | how | it | happened | had |
1120 | und | waz | ir | geschach | ze | leide | | and | waht | to her | happened | _ | wrongfully |
| von | dem | ritter | ûf | der | heide | | by | the | knight | on | the | heath |
| und | sagete | im | vil | rehte | wie | | and | told | him | very | rightly | how |
1123 | ez | ir | des | selben | tages | ergie | | it | to her | on the | same | day | happened |
| si | sprach | geselle | ich | wil | dir | klagen | | she | spoke | my frend | I | will | to you | to lament |
| sus | und | sô | wart | mîn | maget | geslagen | | in this manner | and | so | was | my | maiden | beaten |
1126 | und | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | and | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| umbe | den | selben | geiselslac | | on account of | the | same | whipping |
| schiet | er | vor | leide | | parted | he | in | humiliation |
1129 | von | mir | ûf | der | heide | | from | me | on | the | heath |
| er | sprach | geloubet | vrouwe | mîn | | he | spaid | be assured | lady | my |
| ich | wil | iu | immer | vremde | sîn | | I | will | to you | always | a stranger | be |
1132 | ze | Britanje | in | dem | lande | | of | Britainje | in | the | land |
| ich- | -n | gereche | mîne | schande | | I | unless | avenge | my | disgrace |
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