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25.342.3 In eosse abbudissan

mynstre ws sum broor

syndriglice mid godcundre

gife gemred & geweorad.

In the monastery o fthis

abottess was a certain brother

specially glorified and

honoured with divine gift(talent)/gracesunder, sundrian. especially, particular

25.342.4 Foron he gewunade

gerisenlice leo wyrcan,

because he was accustomed

(wont)to compose (yrkja)

suitable/beautiful poems.

a e to festnisse & to

arfstnisse belumpen,

which

concerned/regarded/conducedto/had to do with (belimpan;

limpan happen) to piety and

virtue f law custom religion ceremony

r f honour worth dignity grace favour

(r m messenger Atli sendi r til Gunnars

swa tte, =t e

swa hwt1 swa he of

godcundum stafum urhboceras geleornode,

so that whatever1 he learnt of

(from) divine letters fromscholars

t1 (object) he fter

medmiclum fce

that1 he after a short time

in scopgereorde mid amstan swetnisse &

inbryrdnisse geglngde & in

Engliscgereorde wel geworhtforbrohte.

brought forth (produced) inpoetic language with the most

sweetness and ardor and well-

made in the English language.

25.342.9 Ond for his

leosongum

And because of his songs

monigra monnamod oft to

worulde fem gen

forhogdnisse1 & to

geeodnisse s heofonlican

the minds of many menwere

often kindled/inspired (on-

burnt) to contempt1

(afhugair) of the world and

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lifes onbrnde wron. to community with the

heavenly life.

25.342.11 Ond eac swelce and likewise auk slktswalik > slkt > swelc

monige ore fter him in

Ongeleode ongunnon feste

leo wyrcan:

manybegan to compose

divine poems after him in

England / among the English)Angelcynn, Angeleod > Englaland

an~on: mann/monn, Angel/Ongel

ac nnig (=ne nig) hwre1

him t gelice don meahte2.

magan be ablecunnan know how to

but however1 none could do2

the same as he

25.342.13 Foron he

nales1from monnum ne urh

mon gelredws, t he

one leocrft leornade,

For he was not-at-all1 taught

by men of from men( he had

not learnt from men or been

taught by them)

ac he ws godcundlice

gefultumed,fultumian help, aid

but he was divinely helped,

& urh Godes gife one

songcrft onfeng.

and received the power of

song fromGods grace

25.342.16 Ond he foron1

nfre noht leasunge, ne idles

leoes wyrcan meahte2,

And therefore1he could2 never

compose any lies/empty

frivolity, nor (of) idle songs(genitive)

ac efne a an a e to

festnesse belumpon,

but just those only (neut pl,

n ) which had to do with

piety

& his a fstan tungan

gedeofanade singan.

andbefitted his pious tongue

to sing1 is either acc sing and goes with his

tungan, which is then accusative in an

ipersonal construction, or if the impers.

construction takes the date might meanthen

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25.342.19 Ws1 he se mon in

weoruldhade2 geseted o a

tide e3 he ws gelyfdre ylde4,

This man he had been1 settled

(establishes) in secular life

(world-hood)2 until3 he was in

advanced age4

(dat fem sg)& nfre nnig leo

geleornade.

and never learnt (had never

learnt) any poems (neut pl)

25.342.20 Ond he foron oft

in gebeorscipe,

And because of this in

merrymaking (beership), he

onne1 r ws blisse4

intinga3 gedemed,2when(ever)1 there was

thought2 (deemed) to be a

cause3

(nom masc sg) formerriment4

t heo1 ealle scalde (Baker

amends to sceoldon) urh

endebyrdnesse2 be hearpan

singan,

that they1 (=he) all should

(had to) sing to the harp in

order2

onne1 he geseah a hearpan

him nealecan,

when1 he saw the harp getting

near to himonne1 arashe for forscome

from m symble & ham

eode to his huse.

THEN1 he arose for shame

from the banquest and went

home to his house.

25.342.24 a1he t2 a1

sumre tide dyde,

( = then/ when)

When1 on one (some)

occcasion2hedid this2 (that)

t he forlet t hus s

gebeorscipes,

that he left the building of

merriment,

& ut ws gongende to neata1scipene, ara1 heord

2 him ws

re neahtebeboden.

and was going out the the neat

(gen plural) shippen

(cowshed) whose care2 was

alotted/commanded to himthat night (which it was his

job that night to herd)

25.342.26 a1he a1 r in When he there at the right

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gelimplice tide his leomu on

reste gesette & onslepte,

time laid his limbs to rest and

fell asleep,

a1stod3 him5 sum mon2 t4

urh swefn6

then a certain ma2 (=this

bloke) stood3

beside4

him5

in adream6

swefen = dream.dram = joy, merriment (not

draumur!)

& hine halette and greeted him (=said ws

hl!

& grette and greeted& hine be his noman nemnde: and named him by his name:

Cedmon, sing me

hwthwugu.

Cdmon, sing me something.

25.342.29 a ondswarede he

& cw:

Then he answered and said:

Ne con ic noht singan; I am unable to sing anything

(cunnan, be able to; I cannaught sing)

& ic foron1 of eossum

gebeorscipe uteode2, & hider

gewat3, foron ic naht5 singanne cue4.

and I for that reason1 left2

(=went out, tgn) this

beership, and departed3 hither,because I was unable4 (knew

not how) to sing anything

(nought)5

25.342.31 Eft1hecwse e2

wi hine sprecende ws:

Hwre3 u meaht4 singan.

Then again (thereupon)1 he

said, he who2 was speaking to

him:

All the same3 you have to4

sing.

25.344.1 a cw he: Hwt

sceal ic singan?

Then he said, What shall I

sing?

25.344.2 Cw he: Sing me He said: Sing me the Creation.

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frumsceaft.

25.344.2 a1 he a1 as

andsware onfeng,

When1 he received (=had

received) this reply

a ongon he sona1

singan inherenesse Godes Scyppendes

then he immediately1

began tosing in praise of God the

Creatorsoon has its menaing devalued, like the

later Shakespearean anon. As Icel. brum,

rtt strax, etc.

a fers1 & a word e he

nfre gehyrde,

(those) verses1 (neut pl) and

(those) words (nuet pl) he

(had) never heardre1 endebyrdnesse is is: whose1 order (word for word

order) is this:

(see Bakers note)

Nu sculon herigean

heofonrices weard,

Let us now praise

thw warden of the Kingdom

of Heaven

meotodes meahte& his modgeanc, the might (acc fem) of themeatod*

and the thoughts of his mind,

weorc wuldorfder,

swa he wundra gehws,2the works of the father of

glory,

as he of every wonder2

ece Drihten,

or1 onstealde.

eternal lord

the origin1 establishedi.e. established the origin of every wonder

He rest sceopeoran bearnum

He first createdfor the children of the earth

heofon to hrofe

halig scyppend;

heaven as a roof

the holy creator (nom)

a middangeard

monncynnes weard

then middle-earth (acc)

the warden of men (nom)

ece Drihten, eternal lord, (nom)

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fterteode afterwards furnished

firum foldan,

frea lmihtig.

for men the earth

the almighty prince (nom

* meotod, Icelandic mjtuu, the meeter-out, the provider offate, fate, death; used in early OE to apply to the Christian Go,

perhaps an echo of Latin mediator, the mediator between God

and Man = Christ.

25.344.10,

25.344.15 a aras he from m slpe, & eal, a e heslpende song, fste in gemynde hfde.

25.344.16 & m wordum sona monig word in t ilce gemet

Gode wyres songes togeeodde.25.344.17 a com he on morgenne to m tungerefan, e his

ealdormon ws: sgde him hwylce gife he onfeng; & he hine

sona to re abbudissan geldde & hire a cyde & sgde.

25.344.20 a heht heo gesomnian ealle a gelredestan men

& a leorneras: & him ondweardum het secgan t swefn, &

t leo singan, t ealra heora dome gecoren wre, hwt

oe hwonon t cumen wre.

25.344.23 a ws him eallum gesegen, swa swa hit ws, t

him wre from Drihtne sylfum heofonlic gifu forgifen.

** Writing: Bede, History of the English Church and Nation,Book 4

25.344.25 a rehton heo him & sgdon sum halig spell &godcundre lare word: bebudon him a, gif he meahte, t he

in swinsunge leosonges t gehwyrfde.

25.344.27 a he a hfde a wisan onfongne, a eode he ham

to his huse; & cwom eft on morgenne, & y betstan leoe

geglenged him asong & ageaf, t him beboden ws.

25.344.30 a ongan seo abbudisse clyppan & lufigean a

Godes gife in m men; & heo hine a monade & lrde t

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he woruldhad anforlete & munuchad onfenge: & he t wel

afode.

25.344.32 Ond heo hine in t mynster onfeng mid his

godum, & hine geeodde to gesomnunge ara Godes eowa;& heht hine lran t getl s halgan stres & spelles.

25.346.1 Ond he eal, a he in gehyrnesse geleornian meahte,

mid hine gemyndgade; & swa swa clne neten eodorcende in

t sweteste leo gehwerfde.

25.346.3 & his song & his leo wron swa wynsumu to

gehyranne, tte seolfan a his lareowas t his mue wreoton

& leornodon.25.346.5 Song he rest be middangeardes gesceape & bi

fruman moncynnes & eal t str enesis, t is seo reste

Moyses booc; & eft bi utgonge Israhela folces of gypta londe

& bi ingonge s gehatlandes; & bi orum monegum spellum

s halgan gewrites canones boca; ond bi Cristes

menniscnesse; & bi his rowunge; & bi his upastignesse in

heofonas; & bi s Halgan Gastes cyme, & ara apostola lare:

& eft bi m dge s toweardan domes, & bi fyrhtu s

tintreglican wiites, & bi swetnesse s heofonlecan rices, he

monig leo geworhte.25.346.14 Ond swelce eac oer monig be m godcundan

fremsumnessum & domum he geworhte.

25.346.15 In eallum m he geornlice gemde, t he men

atuge from synna lufan & mandda, & to lufan & to

geornfulnesse awehte godra dda.25.346.17 Foron he ws se mon swie fest & regollecum

eodscipum eamodlice undereoded.

25.346.19 Ond wi m a e in ore wisan don woldon, he

ws mid welme micelre ellenwodnisse onbrned.

25.346.20 Ond he foron fgre nde his lif betynde &geendade.

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25.346.22 Foron a re tide nealcte his gewitenesse &

forfore, a ws he feowertynum dagum r, t he ws

lichomlicre untrymnesse rycced & hefgad, hwre to on

gemetlice, t he ealle a tid meahte ge sprecan ge gongan.25.346.25 Ws r in neaweste untrumra monna hus, in m

heora eaw ws, t heo a untrumran, & a e t forfore

wron, inldon sceoldon & him r tsomne egnian.

25.346.28 a bd he his egn on fenne re neahte, e he of

worulde gongende ws, t he in m huse him stowe

gegearwode, t he gerestan meahte.

25.346.30 a wundrode se egn, for hwon he s bde,foron him uhte t his forfor swa neah ne wre: dyde

hwre swa swa he cw & bibead.

25.346.32 Ond mid y he a r on reste eode, & he gefeonde

mode sumu ing mid him sprecende tgdere & gleowiende

ws, e r r inne wron, a ws ofer midde neaht t he

frgn, hwer heo nig husl inne hfdon.

25.348.1 a ondswarodon heo & cwdon: Hwylc earf is e

husles?

25.348.2 Ne inre forfore swa neah is, nu u us rotlice &

us gldlice to us sprecende eart.25.348.4 Cw he eft: Bera me husl to.

25.348.4 a he hit a on honda hfde, a frgn he hwer

heo ealle smolt mod & buton eallum incan blie to him

hfdon.

25.348.6 a ondswaredon hy ealle & cwdon, t heonnigne incan to him wiston, ac heo ealle him swie

bliemode wron: & heo wrixendlice hine bdon, t he him

eallum blie wre.

25.348.9 a ondswarade he & cw: Mine broor mine a

leofan, ic eom swie bliemod to eow & to eallum Godesmonnum.

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25.348.11 Ond swa ws hine getrymmende mid y

heofonlecan wegneste, & him ores lifes ingong gegearwode.

25.348.13 a gyt he frgn, hu neah re tide wre, tte a

broor arisan scolden & Godes lof rran & heora uhtsongsingan.

** Writing: Bede, History of the English Church and Nation,

Book 4

25.348.14 a ondswaredon heo: Nis hit feor to on.

25.348.15 Cw he: Teala: wuton we wel re tide bidan.

25.348.16 & a him gebd & hine gesegnode mid Cristes

rode tacne, ond his heafod to am bolstre, &medmicel fc onslepte; & swa mid stilnesse his lif geendade.

25.348.19 Ond swa ws geworden, tte swa swa hluttre

mode & bilwitre & smyltre wilsumnesse Drihtne eode, t

he eac swylce swa smylte deae middangeard ws forltende,

& to his gesihe becwom.

25.348.22 Ond seo tunge, e swa monig halwende word in

s scyppendes lof gesette, he a swelce eac a ytmstan

word in his herenisse, hine seolfne segniende & his gast in his

honda bebeodende, betynde.

25.348.25 Eac swelce t is gesegen, t he wre gewis hisseolfes forfore, of m we nu secgan hyrdon.