Erec | durch | den | diu | rede | erhaben | ist | | about | whom | this | account | concerned | is |
5 | nû | riten | si | unlange | vrist | | now | rode | they | (a) short | time |
| neben | einander | beide | | next to | each other | both |
| ê | daz | si | über | die | heide | | until | (that) | they | over | the | heath |
8 | verre | in | allen | gâhen | | in the distance | in | great | haste |
| zuo | rîten | sâhen | | _ | riding towards (them) | saw |
| einen | ritter | selbedritten | | a | knight | with two others |
11 | vor (rîten) | ein | getwerc | dâ | enmitten | | (riding) out in front | a | dwarf | there | in between (them) |
| eine | juncvrouwen | gemeit | | a | maiden | courtly |
| schœne | unde | wol | gekleit | | beautiful | and | well- | -dressed |
14 | nû | wunderte | die | künegîn | | now | wondered | the | queen |
| wer | der | ritter | möhte | sîn | | who | the | knight | could | be |
| er | was | ze | harnasche | wol | | he | was | with | armor | well- (-equipped) |
17 | als | ein | guot | kneht | sol | | just as | a | good | knight | ought to be |
| Êrec | der | junge | man | | Erec | the | young | man |
| sîn | vrouwen | vrâgen | began | | his | lady | to ask | began |
20 | ob | er- | -z | ervarn | solde | | whether | he | it | find out | should |
| diu | vrouwe | des | niht | wolde | | the | lady | this | not | did want |
| si | bat | in | dâ | bî | ir | tweln | | she | asked | him | there | with | her | to remain |
23 | ein | juncvrouwen | begunde | si | ûz | weln | | a | maiden | started | she | _ | to select |
| die | si | möhte | senden | dar | | whom | she | could | send | there |
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