The carvings of the stone are in the Urnes style pertaining to the phase Pr4 of the runestone style.
Runic inscription left side
Runes
ᚢᛁᚼᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛚᛁᛏ ᛫ ᛅᚴᚢᛅ ᛫ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ ᛫ ᛅᛏ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚴ ᛫ ᛋᛁᛚᚠᚯᚾ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚢᛁᛅᛋᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛘᚯᚾᚯ ᛫ ᚴᚢᚦ ᛫ ᛁᛅᛁᛒᛁ ᛋᛁᛅᛚ ᛫ ᚢᛁᚼᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁᛘᚯᚾᛋ
Transliteration
uihmuntr ‘ lit ‘ agua * stain * at ‘ sig ‘ selfon ‘ slyiastr ‘ mono ‘ guþ ‘ ia[l]bi (s)ial ‘ uihmuntar * styrimons
Old Norse
Vígmundr lét hǫggva stein at sik sjalfan, slœgjastr manna. Guð hjalpi sál Vígmundar stýrimanns.
English
Vígmundr had the stone cut in memory of himself, the most skillful of men. May God help Vígmundr the captain’s soul.
Runic inscription right side
Runes
ᚢᛁᚼᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ ᛫ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛫ ᛅᚠᛁᚱᛁᚦ ᛬ ᛁᚴᚢ ᛘᛁᚱᚴᛁ ᛫ ᛅᛏ ᚴᚢᛁᚴᚢᛅᚾ ᛫ ᛋᛁᚴ
Transliteration
uihmuntr * auk ‘ afiriþ : eku merki ‘ at kuikuan * sik *
Old Norse
Vígmundr ok Áfríðr hjoggu merki at kvikvan sik
English
Vígmundr and Áfríðr cut the landmark in memory of themselves while alive.
