Västergötland Runic Inscription 81

Vg 81

The Västergötland Runic Inscription 81 is a 12th century runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in the form of a grave slab and it was found in the old cemetery of Broddetorp in Falköping Municipality, but it is presently located in the Västergötland Museum in Skara.

Inscription

ben(d)ikt

Bendikt

·

 

romfarari

Romfarari

:

 

let

let

(g)era

gæra

:

 

hualf

hvalf

:

 

þenna

þenna

:

 

ifir

yfiʀ

·

 

ma(g)nus

Magnus,

·

 

(k)oþan

goðan

dræ(g)

dræng

·

 

------s...

...

¶

 

ok

Ok

:

 

d(o)

do

:

 

(h)(a)n

hann

om

um

nat

natt

:

 

firir

fyriʀ

·

 

þeira

þæiʀa

:

 

postla

postla

:

 

messo(a)ftan

messuaftan

:

 

simonis

Simonis

:

 

æð

et

iute

Juda.

:

 

in

En

þat

þat

er

eʀ

·

 

ret

rett

·

 

hu...

hv[ærium]

...

...

ben(d)ikt · romfarari : let (g)era : hualf : þenna : ifir · ma(g)nus · (k)oþan dræ(g) · ------s... ¶ ok : d(o) : (h)(a)n om nat : firir · þeira : postla : messo(a)ftan : simonis : æð iute : in þat er · ret · hu... ...

Bendikt {} Romfarari {} let gæra {} hvalf {} þenna {} yfiʀ {} Magnus, {} goðan dræng {} ... {} Ok {} do {} hann um natt {} fyriʀ {} þæiʀa {} postla {} messuaftan {} Simonis {} et Juda. {} En þat eʀ {} rett {} hv[ærium] ...

"Bendikt Rome-traveller had this vault made over Magnus, a good valiant man ... And he died in the night before the eve of the mass of the apostles Simonis et Juda. And that is right for everyone ... "