ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• reisa
• ræisa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raizijaną.

Verb

ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ (raisa) (singular past indicative ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᛁ, ᚱᛋᛏᛁ, ᚱᛁᛋᚦᛁ, plural past indicative ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᚢ, ᚱᛋᛏᚢ, past participle {{{3}}})

1. to raise, to erect (a stone, etc.)
   • 11th century Ingvar runestones#Sö 179

     × ᛏᚢᛚᛅ : ᛚᛁᛏ : ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ : ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ : ᚦᛁᚾᛋ ᛅᛏ : ᛋᚢᚾ : ᛋᛁᚾ : ᚼᛅᚱᛅᛚᛏ : ᛒᚱᚢᚦᚢᚱ : ᛁᚾᚴᚢᛅᚱᛋ...

     Tola let ræisa stæin þennsa at sun sinn Harald, broður Ingvars.

     Tóla had this stone raised in memory of her son Haraldr, Ingvarr's brother.

   • 11th century Runestone Uppland 937

     ᚦᛁᛅᚴᚾ᛫ᛅᚢᚴ᛫ᚴᚢᚾᛅᚱ᛫ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᚢ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾᛅ᛫ᛅᚠᛏᛁᛦ᛫ᚢᛅᚱ᛫ᛒᚱᚢᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᛋᛁᚾ

     þiakn᛫auk᛫kunar᛫raistu᛫staina᛫aftiʀ᛫uar᛫bruþur᛫sin

     Tegn and Gunnarr raised this stone after Väder, their brother.