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Definition of Kenning

Kenning
Kenning Ken"ning, n. [See Ken, v. t.] 1. Range of sight. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.

Meaning of Kenning from wikipedia

- related heiti. A kenning has two parts: a base-word (also known as a head-word) and a determinant. For example, the base-word of the kenning "íss rauðra randa"...
- Look up kenning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kenning is a cir****locution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse and later Icelandic poetry...
- River; West side: Little Joe Cr****, Seguin River. The Kenning River originates at the mouth of Kenning Lake (length: 0.9 metres (2 ft 11 in); elevation: 309...
- A kenning (Old English kenning [cʰɛnːiŋɡ], Modern Icelandic [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a cir****locution, an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech, used instead...
- firm had a turnover of £20m. Kenning was also active as a local councillor and benefactor. He was knighted in 1943. Kenning was born in 1880. His father...
- Kendall. Kenneth, includes a list of people and places named Kenneth or Ken. Kenning (disambiguation) Kenny (disambiguation), includes a list of people named...
- In 1947 George Kenning acquired Spencer & Co, and were themselves acquired by Toye & Co in 1956. The current brand name of Toye, Kenning & Spencer was...
- George Kenning may refer to: George Kenning (business consultant), American George Kenning (entrepreneur), English This disambiguation page lists articles...
- Charles Ethan Kenning (born August 19, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who performed as George Edwards when...
- Edda book Skáldskaparmál (4) tells that Thor can be referred to by the kenning "father of Þrúðr" (faðir Þrúðar). Eysteinn Valdason uses it in his poem...