Småland Runic Inscription 48

The Småland Runic Inscription 48 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet in Torp, Forsheda parish, in Värnamo Municipality, Småland, and the style of the runestone is possibly runestone style RAK.[1]

Inscription

ufakʀs

Ofæigʀ

×

 

s[a]ti

satti

×

 

stin

stæin

×

 

þosi

þannsi

×

 

eftiʀ

æftiʀ

×

 

uta

Udda,

×

 

sun

sun

sin

sinn,

×

 

harþa

harða

[k]u...n

go[ða]n

×

 

tr(i)(k)

dræng.

-u

[D]o

-

[i]

[f]arþ

færð(?).

ufakʀs × s[a]ti × stin × þosi × eftiʀ × uta × sun sin × harþa [k]u...n × tr(i)(k) -u - [f]arþ

Ofæigʀ {} satti {} stæin {} þannsi {} æftiʀ {} Udda, {} sun sinn, {} harða go[ða]n {} dræng. [D]o [i] færð(?).

"Ófeigr placed this stone in memory of Oddi, his son, a very good valiant man (who) died on a journey.(?)" [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.
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