Yndi

Eighth runic verse.

ᚹ (yndi[1]earlier this word was written and pronounced as vyndi, but then the initial v- disappeared. Wed English wolf and others. ulfr … Continue reading)

Original:

⋅ᚹ⋅ ᛖᛉ ᚨᛚᛞᚨ ᛖᛉ ᚨᛒᚲᛚᚨᛞᛁᛉ ᚺᛃᚨᚱᛏᚨ
ᛟᚲ ᛏᛁᛗᚨᛞᚨᚷᛊ ᛏᛁᛞ
ᛟᚲ ᛏᛁᚹᚨ ᚷᛟᛞᚹᛁᛚᛃᛁ

Transliteration:

w (undi[2]earlier this word was written and pronounced as vyndi, but then the initial v- disappeared. Wed English wolf and others. ulfr … Continue reading) ez alda ez abkladiz hjarta
ok timadags tid
ok tiwa godwilji

Normalized spelling:

Yndi er alda, er afklæðir hjarta
ok tímadags tíð
ok tíva goðvilji

Translation:

Happiness is a high wave that bares the heart
and the time of the blessed day,
and the good will of the gods.

Footnotes

Footnotes
1, 2 earlier this word was written and pronounced as vyndi, but then the initial v- disappeared. Wed English wolf and others. úlfr "wolf".

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