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Runic inscription

N B598

Period
Post-Viking Age ca 1300
Location
Søndre Engelgården, Bryggen, Bergen

Inscription

§A᛫ᛑᚢᛘ᛫ᛑᛆᛋ᛫ᚴᛆᚱᚢᛋ᛫ᛂᚱᛁᛋ᛫ᛑᛆᚱᛂ᛫ᛑᛂᛋ--

§B᛫...ᚱᛁᛋ

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

Old Norse

§A Dum das, carus eris, dare desine,

§B despicieris.

English

§A As long as you give, you will be held dear; if you abandon giving,

§B you will be despised.

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