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Kenning

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Noun

1. kenning

conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kenning

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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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Kenning

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noun
1.  Scottish
a. 
knowledge or recognition
b. 
a tiny quantity; trace
2. 
in early Germanic, as Old English, poetry, a metaphorical name, usually a compound, for something (Ex.: “whale-path” for sea)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Kenning

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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.

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