swefen-reccere

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swefen-reccere, m.n: interpreter of dreams, soothsayer. (SWEH-ven-REH-cheh-ruh / ˈswɛ-vɛn-ˌrɛ-tʃɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a king speaking to an old bearded man beneath three trees, one containing the moon, one with the sun and one with a fancy-looking bird.
Alexander and the soothsayer in the Talbot Shrewsbury Book; France (Rouen), mid 15th century; British Library, Royal MS 15 E VI, f. 18v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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