Contra vermem edentem

contra vermem edentem.

Against a gnawing worm.

ich gebiute dir wurm dû indeme vleische ligest. sî dîn einer. sîndîn

I command you, worm, you who lie in the flesh, whether there is one of you, whether there are

zwêne swie vile dîn sî in nomine patris. et filii. et spiritus sancti. bî Jesu

two, however many of you there are, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, by Jesus

nazareno. der ze Bethleem geboren wart. in flumine Jordanis

of Nazareth, who was born in Bethlehem, who in the river Jordan

getoufet wart. zeJerusalem gemarteret wart. ze monte

was baptised, who was tortured in Jerusalem, who on the Mount

Oliveti zehimele vuor. daz dû des vleisches niewet mêr

of Olives went up to heaven: that you no more of the flesh

ezzest. unde des bluotes niewet mêr trinkest desmannes

eat, and no more drink of the blood of this man

.[N.]. vel des wîbes. ingotes namen âmen.† quicumque homini

[N.], or of this woman. In God's name, amen. † Whoever for a person

hac medicina vermem emendare velit. caveat ne alicui iumento

wishes to cure the worm with this remedy, let him beware not to cure any beast of burden

per eam emendet. quia postea homini non proderit.

with it, because afterwards it will not help a person.