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Uppland Runic Inscription 948

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U 948

The Uppland Runic Inscription 948 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in reddish grey granite and is located at the Fålebro bridge, sunk into the ground,[1] near Danmark Church in Uppsala Municipality.[2] The style is Pr4.[2]

Inscription

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stʀþinkr

Styðingʀ/Støðingʀ

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lit

let

resa

ræisa

stin

stæin

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iftʀ

æftiʀ

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arna

Arna,

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sun

sun

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sen

sinn.

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han

Hann

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fyr

for

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hayrt

hvart(?)

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lant

land(?)

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þelfi

Þialfi

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auk

ok

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aurikia

Orøkia

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iuku

hioggu

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runar

runaʀ

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iftʀ

æftiʀ

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bruþur

broður

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sin

sinn.

' stʀþinkr × lit resa stin × iftʀ × arna × sun × sen × han × fyr × hayrt × lant × þelfi ' auk ' aurikia ' iuku ' runar ' iftʀ ' bruþur ' sin

{} Styðingʀ/Støðingʀ {} let ræisa stæin {} æftiʀ {} Arna, {} sun {} sinn. {} Hann {} for {} hvart(?) {} land(?) {} Þialfi {} ok {} Orøkia {} hioggu {} runaʀ {} æftiʀ {} broður {} sinn.

"Styðingr/Stœðingr had the stone raised in memory of Árni, his son. He travelled to every land (?) Þjalfi and Órœkja cut the runes in memory of their brother." [2]

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