Rimsø Runestone
The Rimsø stone or DR 114 is a runestone from the 10th century near Århus in Denmark. It is one of few runestones raised after a woman, and it is raised by her son who exclaims that losing one's mother is the worst thing that can happen to a boy.
Inscription[]
Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters[]
- A þuriʀ : bruþiʀ : ainraþa
- B rai=sþi : stain : þonsi : ¶ uft : muþur : sina : auk : ¶ ... ku... ¶ ... -auþi : sam : uarst : maki
Transcription into Old Norse[]
- A Þoriʀ, broþiʀ Enraþa,
- B resþi sten þænsi æft moþur sina ok ... ... ... [d]øþi sum wærst mægi.
Translation in English[]
- A Þórir, Einráði's brother,
- B raised this stone in memory of his mother and ... ... ... death is the worst (misfortune) for a boy.
Sources[]
Categories:
- Runestones in Denmark
- Runestones raised in memory of women
- 10th-century inscriptions