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
[edit]A
þuriʀ
Þoriʀ,
:
bruþiʀ
broþiʀ
:
ainraþa
Enraþa,
Þórir, Einráði's brother,
B
rai=sþi
resþi
:
stain
sten
:
þonsi
þænsi
: ¶
uft
æft
:
muþur
moþur
:
sina
sina
:
auk
ok
: ¶
...
...
ku...
...
¶
...
...
-auþi
[d]øþi
:
sam
sum
:
uarst
wærst
:
maki
mægi.
raised this stone in memory of his mother and ... ... ... death is the worst (misfortune) for a boy.