kenning

[ ken-ing ]

/ ˈkɛn ɪŋ /

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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.”

Origin of kenning

First recorded in 1880–85; from Old Norse: literally “teaching, doctrine, poetic periphrasis”; see origin at ken, -ing¹

Words nearby kenning

Kennesaw Mountain, Kenneth, Kenneth I, Kennett, Kennewick, kenning, Kenny, Kenny method, Kenny's treatment, keno, kenogenesis

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Example sentences from the Web for kenning

The offing at sea has been called the kenning; and see Kenning in Halliwell.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
There's things it's best to put off kenning as long as we can.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Ay, ay—thou is a cunning lad for kenning the hours of bargaining.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various
The mariners of Dartmouth accompt this to be about a kenning from Plimmouth.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine|Raphaell Holinshed

To think of me telling ye about the leddy, and you kenning a the time wha the bairn was.
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for kenning

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"

Word Origin for kenning

C14: from Old Norse, from kenna; see ken

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单词	kenning
释义	kenning [ ken-ing ] / ˈkɛn ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kenning ON THESAURUS.COM 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.” Origin of kenning First recorded in 1880–85; from Old Norse: literally “teaching, doctrine, poetic periphrasis”; see origin at ken, -ing¹ Words nearby kenning Kennesaw Mountain, Kenneth, Kenneth I, Kennett, Kennewick, kenning, Kenny, Kenny method, Kenny's treatment, keno, kenogenesis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kenning The offing at sea has been called the kenning; and see Kenning in Halliwell. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)\|Geoffrey Chaucer There's things it's best to put off kenning as long as we can. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood Ay, ay—thou is a cunning lad for kenning the hours of bargaining. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.\|Various The mariners of Dartmouth accompt this to be about a kenning from Plimmouth. Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine\|Raphaell Holinshed To think of me telling ye about the leddy, and you kenning a the time wha the bairn was. Merkland\|Mrs. Oliphant British Dictionary definitions for kenning 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" Word Origin for kenning C14: from Old Norse, from kenna; see ken Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kenning notice, recognize, appreciate, perceive, experience, see, have, learn, realize, find out, get, read, explain, sense, tolerate, accept, fathom, master, know, grasp
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kenning

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