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ken·ning K0036100 (kĕn′ĭng)n. A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle.
[Old Norse, from kenna, to know, to name with a kenning; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]kenning (ˈkɛnɪŋ) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a conventional metaphoric name for something, esp in Old Norse and Old English poetry, such as Old English bānhūs (bone house) for "body"[C14: from Old Norse, from kenna; see ken]ken•ning (ˈkɛn ɪŋ)
n. a conventional poetic phrase used for or in addition to the usual name of a person or thing, esp. in Old Norse and Old English verse, as wave traveler for boat. [1880–85; < Old Norse] kenningThe use of a conventional metaphoric name for something or someone, especially in Old Norse poetry.Thesaurus| Noun | 1.kenning - conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetryfigure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense |
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