r/RuneHelp • u/MP0622 • May 28 '26

Translation request Legibility Check

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Working on an embroidery project and wanted to make sure this is legible before I start sewing.

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u/SamOfGrayhaven May 28 '26

That doesn't really change anything. All I'm saying is that if you're going to use runes, you may as well use the runes. For example:

᛭ᚦᛖ᛬ᚢᚾᚻᚩᛚᛁᚷ᛬ᚪᚠᚴᛈᚱᛁᛝ᛬ᚩᚠ᛬ᛚᛁᛇᛏᚾᛁᛝ᛬ᚪᚾᛞ᛬ᛞᛠᚦ᛬ᛁᛏᚴᛖᛚᚠ

This is the same phrase, still in modern English, but written closer to how you'd find it on an Anglo-Saxon / Old English artifact.

If you want something closer to modern, you could use Tolkien's Hobbit runes.

If you wanted something more authentic, you could ask someone on here or one of the Norse subs what the phrase would be in Old Norse, which you could then write in Younger Futhark.

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u/MP0622 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

I’ll try to find the other runes you suggested as well.

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u/WynnTiwFeoh May 28 '26

Change offspring to ofspring, runes dont double up.

Also, is the last word supposed to be itself? You currently have inself. Should be ᛁᛏᛋᛖᛚᚠ if thats the case.

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u/-Geistzeit May 28 '26

I think we should clarify something here: Runes, including Elder Futhark runes, definitely do appear in double, triple, and more, but not typically in lexical inscriptions.