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Runic inscription

Sm SvS1973;4

Period
Viking Age
Location
Mellby kyrka

Inscription

ᚴᛂᚱᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ᛫ᛚᛂᛏ᛫ᚴᛁᛅᚱᛅ᛫ᚴᛁᛅᚱᛅ᛫ᚴᚢᛘᛚ᛫ᚦᛂᛏᛅ᛫ᛂᚠᛏᛁᛦ᛫ᛅᚢᚦᛂᛚᚠᛁ᛫ᛅᚢᚴ᛫ᚢᛅᚱᛁᚾ᛫ᚢᛁᚾᛁᚢᛏᚱ᛫ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ᛫ᛏᚱᚤᚴᚢᛚᚠ᛫ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᛋᛁᚾ᛫ᚴᚢᚦ᛫ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒᛁ᛫ᚬᚾᛏ᛫ᚦᛂᛁᛦᛅ

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Old Norse

Geirmundr lét gera gera kuml þetta eptir Auðelfi ok Varin, Vénjótr eptir Tryggulf, fôður sinn. Guð hjalpi ônd þeira.

English

Geirmundr had this monument made in memory of Auðelfr and Varinn; Vénjótr in memory of Tryggulfr, his father. May God help their spirits.

Object

Object type
runsten
Material category
sten
Material
rödaktig granit

Location

Parish
Mellby sn
District
Södra Vedbo hd
Municipality
Eksjö
Placement
På kyrkogården.

Sources

Carver
Samma som gjort Sm 143.
Style group
Pr2 - Pr3?
Notes
Funnen i sakristians östra grund vid restaureringen 1968.

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