Erec | vürbaz | en- | -tar | ich | | to go further | not | dare | I |
2759 | wan | man | saget | sîn | gelich | | for | one | says | his | equal |
| ze | Britanje | en- | -kæme | nie | | to | Britanje | _ | came | never |
| kam | aber | er | dar | ie | | (if) came | however | one | there | ever |
2762 | daz | mohte | Êrec | wol | sîn | | that | had | Erec | certainly | to be |
| daz | was | an | sînen | tugenden | schîn | | that | was | on | his | virtues | evident |
| dô | dâ | ir | vîende | wâren | getân | | when | there | their | enemies | were | driven back |
2765 | in | hâmît | als | ich | gesaget | hân | | into | (the) enclosure | as | I | said | have |
| Êrec | vrâgen | began | | Erec | to ask | began |
| ob | her | ûz | dehein | man | | whether | _ | to come forth | any | one |
2768 | wolde | tjostieren | mêre | | wanted | to joust | (some) more |
| durch | sîner | âmîen | êre | | for the | of his | loved one's | honor |
| dô | jach | ein | ritter | zehant | | then | said | a | knight | immediately |
2771 | der | was | Roiderodes | genant | | who | was | Roiderodes | called |
| daz | er | tjostieren | wolde | | that | he | joust | would |
| ob- | -z | mit | vride | wesen | solde | | if | it | in | peace | be | would |
2774 | des | was | Êrec | vil | vrô | | with this | was | Erec | very | happy |
| vride | gelobete | er | im | dô | | peace | promised | he | him | then |
| engegen | im | er | ze | velde | reit | | towards | him | he | onto the | field | rode |
2777 | wan | er | an | sîner | manheit | | for | he | of | his | valor |
| was | vil | unerværet | | was | very | confident |
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