N A74

Inscription

§A᛫-ᛆᚢᛆᚱᚦᛆᚱ᛫ᛌᛂᚾᛑᛂᚱ᛫ᚵᚢ-----᛫ᚵ-ᚦᛆᚱᛋ᛫ᚴᚢᛂᚦᛁᚢ᛫ᚮᚴ᛫ᛋᛁᚾᛆ᛫ᚢᛁᚵᛆᚾ

§B᛫ᚮᚴ᛫ᚾᚢ᛫ᛂᚱ᛫ᛘᛁᚾ᛫ᚠᚢᛚᛂᚱ᛫ᚢᛁᛚᛁ᛫ᛆᛏ᛫ᛒᛁᚦᛁᛆ᛫ᚦᛁᚾ᛫ᛂᚠ᛫ᚦᚢ᛫ᚢᛁᛚᛏ᛫ᛆᛁᚼᛁ᛫ᛘᛂᚦ

§C᛫-ᛒᛆᛁᚾᛁ᛫ᚢᛂᚱ-᛫---ᛆ᛫ᚦᛁᛏ᛫ᚱᛆᚦ᛫ᚮᚴ᛫ᛚᛆᛏ᛫ᛋᛂᚼᛁᛆ᛫ᛘᛂᚱ

§D᛫ᚦᛁᚾ᛫ᚢᛁᛚᛁᛆ

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

Old Norse

§A Hávarðr sendir ... Guðs kveðju ok sína vingan.

§B Ok nú er minn fullr vili at biðja þín, ef þú vilt eigi með

§C Kolbeini vera. Huga þitt ráð, ok lát segja mér

§D þinn vilja.

English

§A Hávarðr sends Guny/Gunnhildr(?) his friendship and Gods greeting.

§B And now it is my full desire to ask you (for your hand in marriage), if you do not want to be with

§C Kolbeinn. Think over your intentions ... and have me told

§D your desire.