Erec | Êrec | der | tugenthafte | man | | Erec | the | virtuous | Mann |
2812 | wart | ze | vollem | lobe | gesaget | | was | with | full | Praise | acclaimed |
| den | prîs | hete | er | dâ | bejaget | | the | praise | had | he | there | won |
| und | den | sô | volleclîchen | | and | that | so | completely |
2815 | daz | man | begunde | gelîchen | | that | one | began | to compare |
| sîn | wîsheit | Salomône | | his | wisdom | (to that of) Solomon |
| sîn | schœne | Absolône | | his | beauty | (to) Absalom |
2818 | an | sterke | Samsônes | genôz | | (his) | strength | of Samson | (the) equal |
| sîn | milte | dûhte | si | sô | grôz | | his | generosity | was thought | by them | so | great |
| diu | gemâzete | in | niemen | ander | | it | equalled | him | no one | other |
2821 | wan | dem | milten | Alexander | | than | the | generous | Alexander |
| sîn | schilt | was | zebrochen | | his | shield | was | hewn |
| mit | spern | sô | zestochen | | with | lances | so | pierced |
2824 | man | hete | viuste | dâ | durch | geschoben | | one | could have | fists | _ | through it | shoved |
| sus | verdiente | Êrec | sîn | loben | | thus | earned | Erec | his | praise |
| dô | daz | mære | ûz | kam | | when | the | news | _ | became known |
2827 | und | vrouwe | Ênîte | vernam | | and | Lady | Enite | heard |
| sô | grôze | tugent | zellen | | such | great | excellence | told |
| von | Êrecke | ir | gesellen | | about | Erec | her | companion |
2830 | dô | was | ir | sîn | manheit | | then | was | to her | his | valor |
| beide | liep | unde | leit | | both | pleasing | and | painful |
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