Erec | als | im | si | sîn | vater | liez | | as | to him | it | his | father | bequeathed |
1787 | sîn | vater | Uterpandragôn | hiez | | his | father | Uterpandragon | was called |
| daz | er | den | kus | næme | dâ | | that | he | the | kiss | took | there |
| und | ouch | niender | anderswâ | | and | also | not | anywhere else |
1790 | wan | swâ | die | guoten | knehte | | for | that | the | good | companions |
| gesageten | im | ze | rehte | | had rewarded | him | _ | rightly |
| ûf | stuont | der | künec | dâ | | _ | stood up | the | king | there |
1793 | sîn | reht | nam | er | sâ | | his | reward | took | he | immediately |
| von | sînes | neven | vriundîn | | from | his | nephew's | lady-love |
| daz | mohte | wol | âne | haz | sîn | | that | could | well | without | ill-will | be |
1796 | wan | Êrec | was | sîn | künne | | for | Erec | was | his | relative |
| nû | huop | sich | michel | wünne | | now | arose | _ | great | joy |
| ûf | dem | hûs | ze | Karadigân | | at | the | castle | of | Karadigan |
1799 | daz | was | ze | liebe | getân | | this | was | in | honor | done |
| im | und | sîner | vriundîn | | for him | and | his | lady-love |
| wâ | möhte | grœzer | vreude | sîn | | where | could | greater | merriment | be |
1802 | dan | man | dâ | hâte | z- | -aller | zît | | than | one | there | had | at | all | times |
| si | vlizzen | sich | en- | -widerstrît | | they | strove for | _ | without | resistance |
| alle | die | dâ | wâren | | all | who | there | were |
1805 | vrœlîchen | gebâren | | joyful | behavior |
| dô | gedâhte | der | tugentrîche | | then | remembered | the | virtuous |
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