Runic inscription
Sm 144
- Period
- Viking Age s 800-t
- Location
- Gursten
Inscription
§P
§A᛫ᛌᚢᚿᚢᛧ᛫ᚿᛆᚢᛐ᛫ᛌᛙᛁᚦᛆ᛫ᚴᛆᛐᛆ
§B᛫ᚢᛁᚠᚱᚦᛆᛧ᛫...ᚢᚿ...
§C᛫ᚴᚢᚦᛆᛌᚴᛆᚴᛁ᛫ᚠᛆᚦᛁ
§Q
§A᛫ᚴᚢᚦᛆᛌᚴᛆᚴᛁ᛫ᚠᛆᚦᛁ
§B᛫ᛌᚢᚿᚢᛧ᛫ᚿᛆᚢᛐ᛫ᛌᛙᛁᚦᛆ᛫ᚴᛆᛐᛆ
§C᛫ᚢᛁᚠ᛫ᛌᛁᚦᛆᛧ᛫ᚢᚿ...
This is a normalized form and may not represent the exact runic forms in the inscription.
Old Norse
§P
§A Sonr naut smíða Káta,
§B Véfríðar/Véfrøðar sonar.
§C Guða-Skeggi/Skakki/Skagi fáði.
§Q
§A Goða-Skeggi fáði.
§B Sonr naut smíða Káta.
§C Víf síðarr unni.
English
§P
§AB The son made good use of Káti Véfríðarson's/Véfrøðarson's handiwork.
§C Guða-Skeggi/Skakki/Skagi coloured.
§Q Goða-Skeggi (i.e. Skeggi of the goði or goðar) coloured. The son got (or: made good use of) Káti's handiwork. The wife later granted (or: permitted).
Data from the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm

