The last part of the cross-less inscription is both unusual and partly problematic. The word "ystarla" could without context be interpreted as both "westwards" and "eastwards", but since an "austarla" appears later in the inscription, it is agreed that "ystarla" means "westwards". It is unusual, but not unique, that the "y-rune" () represents the v phoneme. An additional reason for this interpretation is the fact that it would allow the last part of the inscription to be interpreted as a poem in the meter fornyrðislag. This would explain the use of the rune since "vestarla" permits alliteration with "um vaʀit". It is not known whether "he" refers to Hróðgeirr (Roger) or Holmsteinn, but most think that it is Holmsteinn who had been westwards. The plural ending -"u" in the verb form "dou" shows that both Hróðgeirr and Holmsteinn died in the Ingvar expedition.