Transliteration of Runic Text Into Latin Letters
- ÷ el=likr * sikuaþs : so=n:r * ok * baan=ne : torta=r son : ¶ ÷ ok enriþi * os son : laukardak*in : fyrir * gakndag ¶ hloþu * ua=rda te * ok rydu : ??????
literal translation to old Norse
Erlingur Sigvaðs sonur og baarne Þorðarson og enriði ás son, laugardagin fyrir gakndag hloðu varða thessa og ryðu..
literal translation to English
Erlingur the son of Sigvaths and Baarne Thordars son and Enriði Ás son, Washingday (Saturday) before the day of work, raised this mound and rode...
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