Reimkennar(A). A sorceress, a pythoness; one skilled in numbers. Sorcery and Chaldean numbers are synonymous terms. The Anglo-Saxon rimstafas means charms or conjuration, and the Norsereim-kennar means one skilled in numbers or charms. Norna of the Fitful Head was a Reimkennar, “a controller of the elements.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Reimkennar from Fact Monster:
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