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kenning
[ ken-ing ]
noun
- a conventional poetic phrase used for or in addition to the usual name of a person or thing, especially in Icelandic and Anglo-Saxon verse, as “a wave traveler” for “a boat.”
kenning
/ ˈkɛnɪŋ /
noun
- a conventional metaphoric name for something, esp in Old Norse and Old English poetry, such as Old English bānhūs (bone house) for "body"
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kenning1
C14: from Old Norse, from kenna; see ken
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Example Sentences
He was the first to recognize the significance of kenning, metaphor, and compound.
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Thorkelin knew nothing of the peculiar style of Old English poetry; he could recognize neither kenning, metaphor, nor compound.
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The mariners of Dartmouth accompt this to be about a kenning from Plimmouth.
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To think of me telling ye about the leddy, and you kenning a the time wha the bairn was.
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There's things it's best to put off kenning as long as we can.
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