reim-kennarn.

Brit.

/ˈriːmˌkɛnə/,

/ˈrʌɪmˌkɛnə/, U.S.

/ˈrimˌkɛnər/,

/ˈraɪmˌkɛnər/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Icelandic, combined with an English element; modelled on an Icelandic lexical item. Etymons: Icelandic rím , kenner n.

Etymology: Probably < Old Icelandic rím computation, (specifically) a calendar (see rime n.²) + kenner n., after Old Icelandic rímkænn skilled in calendrical computation. With the spelling of the first element, compare Scots spellings such as deid dead adj., heid head n.¹, which show the regular Scots reflex /iː/ of Old English ēa, Middle English long open ē. N.E.D. (1906) defined the word as ‘one skilled in magic rhymes’ and suggested that the word was apparently formed by Scott from German Reim rhyme n. + Kenner person who knows, expert, connoisseur (16th cent.; < kennen ken v.¹ + -er -er suffix¹; no parallel compound *Reimkenner is attested in German). This definition and the etymology based on it follow one possible interpretation of the context of the two quots. from Scott's Pirate. In that work, the ‘reim-kennar’, a woman called Norna the Fitful Head, is introduced as carrying ‘a staff..forming one of those portable and perpetual calendars which were used among the ancient natives of Scandinavia’ (I. v). The song which she declaims in the context of quot. 1821¹ is a melodramatic peroration against the weather, which includes references to magic verses by which the weather can be controlled; hence, Norna's ‘song’ could be taken as magic rhymes. Quot. 1821² is spoken by Norna herself, and likewise occurs in a context of casting spells and controlling storms.

pseudo-archaic.

Probably originally: a person skilled in calendrical computation. In later use sometimes taken as: a person skilled in magic rhymes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > enchanter > specific types of

tree-enchanter1788

reim-kennar1821

shark-charmer1866

1821 W. Scott Pirate I. vi. 130 A Norwegian invocation, still preserved in the island of Unst, under the name of the Song of the Reim-kennar.

1821 W. Scott Pirate III. i. 8 They who speak to the Reim-kennar, must lower their voice.

1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Sept. 290/1 They all sit round a table with their skalds and reimkennars, and drink strong ale out of the ‘curved trees of the head’.

1946 M. Summers Witchcraft & Black Magic iv. 100 The ancient chronicles declare that these despots were the most skilful of all reim-kennars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reim-kennar
释义	reim-kennarn. Brit. /ˈriːmˌkɛnə/, /ˈrʌɪmˌkɛnə/, U.S. /ˈrimˌkɛnər/, /ˈraɪmˌkɛnər/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Icelandic, combined with an English element; modelled on an Icelandic lexical item. Etymons: Icelandic rím , kenner n. Etymology: Probably < Old Icelandic rím computation, (specifically) a calendar (see rime n.²) + kenner n., after Old Icelandic rímkænn skilled in calendrical computation. With the spelling of the first element, compare Scots spellings such as deid dead adj., heid head n.¹, which show the regular Scots reflex /iː/ of Old English ēa, Middle English long open ē. N.E.D. (1906) defined the word as ‘one skilled in magic rhymes’ and suggested that the word was apparently formed by Scott from German Reim rhyme n. + Kenner person who knows, expert, connoisseur (16th cent.; < kennen ken v.¹ + -er -er suffix¹; no parallel compound *Reimkenner is attested in German). This definition and the etymology based on it follow one possible interpretation of the context of the two quots. from Scott's Pirate. In that work, the ‘reim-kennar’, a woman called Norna the Fitful Head, is introduced as carrying ‘a staff..forming one of those portable and perpetual calendars which were used among the ancient natives of Scandinavia’ (I. v). The song which she declaims in the context of quot. 1821¹ is a melodramatic peroration against the weather, which includes references to magic verses by which the weather can be controlled; hence, Norna's ‘song’ could be taken as magic rhymes. Quot. 1821² is spoken by Norna herself, and likewise occurs in a context of casting spells and controlling storms. pseudo-archaic. Probably originally: a person skilled in calendrical computation. In later use sometimes taken as: a person skilled in magic rhymes. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > enchanter > specific types of tree-enchanter1788 reim-kennar1821 shark-charmer1866 1821 W. Scott Pirate I. vi. 130 A Norwegian invocation, still preserved in the island of Unst, under the name of the Song of the Reim-kennar. 1821 W. Scott Pirate III. i. 8 They who speak to the Reim-kennar, must lower their voice. 1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Sept. 290/1 They all sit round a table with their skalds and reimkennars, and drink strong ale out of the ‘curved trees of the head’. 1946 M. Summers Witchcraft & Black Magic iv. 100 The ancient chronicles declare that these despots were the most skilful of all reim-kennars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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