Erec | baz | turnierte | ritter | nie | | better | tournied | (a) knight | never |
2470 | si | nâmen | alle | sîn | eines | war | | they | noticed | all | him | alone | _ |
| er | was | ie | der | êrste | dar | | he | was | always | the | first | there |
| und | der | jungeste | dan | | and | the | last | away |
2473 | Êrec | den | prîs | gewan | | Erec | the | prize | won |
| des | âbendes | ze | beiden | sîten | | this | evening | from | both | sides |
| des | jâhen | si | âne | strîten | | this | agreed | they | without | dissent |
2476 | er | reit | unz | im | diu | naht | benam | | he | rode | until | him | the | night | stopped |
| dô | man | ze | herberge | kam | | when | one | to (their) | lodgings | came |
| ander | rede | dô | niemen | phlac | | any other | conversation | there | no one | undertook |
2479 | wan | Êrec | fil | de | roi | Lac | | except (about) | Erec | fil | de | roi | Lac |
| der | ist | der | baz | tuonde | man | | he | is | the | best | performing | man |
| den | unser | lant | ie | gewan | | whom | our | land | ever | had |
2482 | von | sînen | jâren | | for | his | years |
| er | en- | -möhte | niht | baz | gebâren | | he | _ | could | not | better | have performed |
| des | wart | grœzlîche | gejehen | | this | was | very much | agreed (to) |
2485 | im | was | des | âbendes | geschehen | | to him | had | on (this) | evening | happened |
| dâ | von | er | prîs | bejagete | | _ | (that) from which | he | praise | acquired |
| morgen | als | ez | tagete | | (in the) morning | when | it | dawned |
2488 | Êrec | ûf | machte | sich | | Erec | _ | arose | _ |
| sîn | êrste | vart | was | ritterlich | | his | first | move | was | knightly |
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