Reið

Fifth runic verse.

ᚱ (reið)

Original:

⋅ᚱ⋅ ᛖᛉ ᚱᚨᛁᛈ ᚱᚨᚢᛞᚢ ᛚᛁᛏᚨᛞ
ᛟᚲ ᚺᚱᚨᛒᚾᚨᛉ ᚨ ᚺᚨᛊᛏᚢᛗ
ᛟᚲ ᚺᚨᛒᛁᛏ ᛖᛉ ᚷᛚᛁᛏᚱᚨᛉ ᚨ ᚢᚾᛞᚨᚾ

Transliteration:

r (raid) ez raip raudu litad
ok hrabnaz a hastum
ok habit ez glitraz a undan

Normalized spelling:

Reið er reip, rauðu litað
ok hrafnar a hęstum
ok hafit, er glitrar a undan

Translation:

Journey (on horseback) is a rope dyed red,
and ravens on horseback,
and the great sea glittering ahead.

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