Erec | sîn | varwe | rehte | harmblanc | | its | color | (a) quite | ermine-white |
1428 | sîn | man | tief | unde | reit | | its | mane | thick | and | curly |
| sîn | brust | starc | unde | breit | | its | chest | strong | and | broad |
| mit | ganzem | gebeine | | with | full | bones |
1431 | ze | grôz | noch | ze | kleine | | (neither) too | large | nor | too | small |
| sîn | houbet | truoc- | -z | ze | rehte | hô | | its | head | carried | it | _ | properly | elevated |
| ez | was | senfte | unde | vrô | | it | was | gentle | and | good-natured |
1434 | mit | langen | sîten | | with | long | flanks |
| man | mohte- | -z | wol | gerîten | | one | could | it | well | ride |
| rücke | und | vuoz | guot | genuoc | | back | and | hooves | good | enough |
1437 | hei | wie | rehte | sanfte | ez | truoc | | oh | how | very | gently | it | carried |
| ez | gienc | vil | drâte | über | velt | | it | went | very | quickly | across | (the) field |
| schône | sam | ein | schef | enzelt | | (as) beautifully | as | a | ship | ambling |
1440 | dar | zuo | und | ez | sanfte | gie | | _ | in addition | and (so) | it | gently | went |
| sô | gestrûchete- | -z | doch | nie | | so | stumbled | it | nonetheless | never |
| der | satel | was | alsam | | the | saddle | was | such |
1443 | daz | ez | dem | pherde | wol | gezam | | that | it | the | horse | well | suited |
| daz | gesmîde | sam | ez | solde | | the | metal work | just as | it | should (be) |
1446 | waz | sol | des | langiu | mære | | what | shall | of this | (a) long | tale |
| wie | daz | geworht | wære | | how | that | wrought | was |
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