Gs 4 † $

Also known as: B 1090, L 1048

Lost?
Yes
Object
runestone
Material
stone, sandstone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[... ...-a stin aftiR sut bu... sin uk : keirmar at mak isin × ubiR risti]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

... [reis]a stein eptir Sót(?), bó[nda] sinn, ok Geirmarr at mág sinn. Œpir risti.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

... [ræis]a stæin æftiR Sot(?), bo[anda] sinn, ok GæiRmarr at mag sinn. ØpiR risti.

Translation (English)

... the stone raised in memory of Sótr(?), his/her husbandman; and Geirmarr in memory of his kinsman-by-marriage. Œpir carved.

Translation (Swedish)

... (res)a stenen efter Sot(?), sin man, och Germar efter sin frände. Öpir ristade.

Location

Found location
Hedesunda kyrka
Parish
Hedesunda sn
District
Gästriklands östra tingslag
Municipality
Gävle
Province and country
Gästrikland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
60.379048, 17.019035

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C6-C7-C9; D1; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of Gs 4 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6f8825c6-717e-498e-9c45-924e2e849f94
  • Image of Gs 4 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_1090_-_Gs_4.png