Erec | alle | die | dâ | wâren | | all | who | there | were |
1805 | vrœlîchen | gebâren | | joyful | behavior |
| dô | gedâhte | der | tugentrîche | | then | remembered | the | virtuous |
| Êrec | vil | ritterlîche | | Erec | very | chivalrously |
1808 | an | sînes | swehers | armuot | | _ | his | father-in-law's | poverty |
| unde | sande | im | schœnez | guot | | and | sent | him | rich | goods |
| bî | sînem | boten | in | sîn | hûs | | with | his | messenger | to | his | house |
1811 | daz | gap | im | der | künec | Artûs | | this | gave | him | _ | King | Arthur |
| zwêne | soumære | | two | pack-horses |
| der | bürde | was | vil | swære | | the | load | was | very | heavy |
1814 | si | truogen | silber | unde | golt | | they | carried | silver | and | gold |
| wan | er | was | der | tohter | holt | | for | he | was | with (his) | daughter | in love |
| daz | er | sich | schône | kleite | | so that | he | himself | elegantly | might dress |
1817 | und | er | sich | wol | bereite | | and | he | himself | properly | prepare |
| ze | varne | in | sînes | vater | lant | | to | travel | into | his | father's | land |
| daz | was | Destregâles | genant | | this | was | Destregales | called |
1820 | bî | sînem | boten | bate- | -r | | through | his | messenger | requested | he |
| den | künec | Lac | sînen | vater | | _ | King | Lac | his | father |
| daz | er | sînen | sweher | alten | | that | he | his | father-in-law | old |
1823 | zweier | hiuser | lieze | walten | | two | castles | let | rule |
| diu | er | im | benande | | which | he | him | named |
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