Gemyne ðu, mucgwyrt, hwæt þu ameldodest,
Remember, mugwort, what you made known,
hwæt þu renadest æt Regenmelde
what you arranged at Reginmelde. (the great proclamation)
Una þu hattest, yldost wyrta.
You were called Una, the oldest of herbs.
ðu miht wið III and wið XXX,
You were potent against the three and the thirty;
þu miht wiþ attre and wið onflyge,
you were potent against poison and infection;
þu miht wiþ þam laþan ðe geond lond færð.
you were potent against the hateful ones going through the land.
Ond þu, wegbrade, wyrta modor,
And you, waybread, mother of herbs,
eastan openo, innan mihtigu;
open to the east, mighty within,
ofer ðe crætu curran, ofer ðe cwene reodan,
carts creaked over you, queens rode over you,
ofer ðe bryde bryodedon, ofer þe fearras fnærdon.
brides cried out over you, oxen snorted over you.
Eallum þu þon wiðstode and wiðstunedest;
You withstood all that and fought back;
swa ðu wiðstonde attre and onflyge
so you withstand poison and infection
and þæm laðan þe geond lond fereð.
and the hateful ones going through the land.
Stune hætte þeos wyrt, heo on stane geweox;
This herb is called the nettle; it grew on a stone;
stond heo wið attre, stunað heo wærce.
it stood against poison; it fights off pain.
Stiðe heo hatte, wiðstunað heo attre,
It is called strong, it fights against poison,
wreceð heo wraðan, weorpeð ut attor.
it drives off the hostile, casts out poison.
þis is seo wyrt seo wiþ wyrm gefeaht,
This is the herb that fought against the serpent;
þeos mæg wið attre, heo mæg wið onflyge,
this is potent against poison, it is potent against infection,
heo mæg wið ðam laþan ðe geond lond fereþ.
it is potent against the hateful ones going through the land.
Fleoh þu nu, attorlaðe, seo læsse ða maran,
And you, now, betony, though lesser, conquer the greater;
seo mare þa læssan, oððæt him beigra bot sy.
greater, conquer the lesser, till both are cured.
Gemyne þu, mægðe, hwæt þu ameldodest,
Remember, mayweed, what you made known,
hwæt ðu geændadest æt Alorforda;
what you ordained at Alorford: (the Creation)
þæt næfre for gefloge feorh ne gesealde
that no one’s life be given up to infection
syþðan him mon mægðan to mete gegyrede.
after anyone has prepared him mayweed as food.
þis is seo wyrt ðe wergulu hatte;
This is the herb called lamb’s cress:
ðas onsænde seolh ofer sæs hrygc
the seal sent it over the sea’s back
ondan attres oþres to bote.
as remedy for the horror of the second poison.
Ðas VIIII {m}agon wið nygon attrum.
These nine are potent against nine poisons.
Wyrm com snican, toslat he {m}an;
A serpent came creeping, he bit a man;
ða genam Woden VIIII wuldortanas,
then Woden took nine glory-twigs
sloh ða þa næddran, þæt heo on VIIII tofleah.
and struck the serpent into nine pieces.
Þær geændade æppel and attor,
Apple and poison there brought about
þæt heo næfre ne wolde on hus bugan.
that it would never enter into any house.
þa wyrte gesceop witig drihten,
The wise Lord created the two mighty
Fille and finule, felamihtigu twa,
herbs, thyme and finnel, when he was hanging;
halig on heofonum, þa he hongode;
holy in heaven as he hung
sette and sænde on VII worulde
he made them and sent them into the seven worlds
earmum and eadigum eallum to bote.
as a remedy for rich and poor alike.
Stond heo wið wærce, stunað heo wið attre,
It stood against pain, it fights against poison,
seo mæg wið III and wið XXX,
it is potent against the three and the thirty,
wið <feondes> hond and wið freab{r}egde,
against enemy’s hand and against sudden guile,
wið malscrunge m{a}nra wihta.
against the enchantment of evil creatures.
Nu magon þas VIIII wyrta wið nygon wuldorgeflogegum,
Now these nine herbs are potent against the nine who’ve fled from glory,
wið VIIII attrum and wið nygon onflygnum,
against nine poisons and against nine infections,
wið ðy readan attre, wið ð{y} ru{t}an attre,
against the red poison, against the running poison,
wið ðy hwitan attre, wið ðy {hæwe}nan attre,
against the white poison, against the pale blue poison,
wið ðy geolwan attre, wið ðy grenan attre,
against the yellow poison, against the green poison,
wið ðy wonnan attre, wið ðy wedenan attre,
against the dark poison, against the darkblue poison,
wið ðy brunan attre, wið ðy basewan attre
against the brown poison, against the purple poison,
wið wyrmgeblæd, wið wætergeblæd,
against serpent-swelling, against water-swelling,
wið þorngeblæd, wið þystelgeblæd,
against thorn-swelling, against thistle-swelling,
wið ysgeblæd, wið attorgeblæd,
against icy swelling, against poison-swelling,
gif ænig attor cume eastan fleogan
if any poison comes flying from the east
oððe ænig norðan cume
or any poison comes from the north
oððe ænig westan ofer werðeode.
or any from the west over the nation of men.
Crist stod ofer a{dl}e ængan cundes.
Christ stood above sickness of every kind.
Ic ana wat ea rinnende
I alone know the running stream
ær þa nygon nædran <nean> behealdað;
where the nine serpents beware of it.
motan ealle weoda nu wyrtum aspringan,
All weeds will grow up as herbs,
sæs toslupan, eal sealt wæter,
and the seas, all salt water, will dissipate,
ðonne ic þis attor of ðe geblawe.
when I blow this poison away from you
Seolfor Cwylla Heorþ 