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Runic inscription

DR 163

Period
Post-Viking Age 1150-1200
Location
Øster Brønderslev

Inscription

§A᛫ᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᛆ᛫ᛂᚱ᛫ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᛂ᛫ᚴᛆᚾᛏ᛫ᛘᛆᚾᚮᛘ

§B᛫ᛋᚢᛂᚾ᛫ᛋᚢᚾ᛫ᚵᛂᚱᛘᚢᚾᛏᛆᚱ᛫ᛏᛁᛚ᛫ᛘᛁᛋᚵᚢᚾᛏᛆᚱ

This is a normalized form and may not represent the exact runic forms in the inscription.

Old Norse

§A Kirkja er Kristi kend, mônnum,

§B Sveinn sonr Geirmundar, til miskundar.

English

§A The church is dedicated to Christ, for mercy towards men.

§B Sveinn, Geirmundr's son.

Data from the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm