Definisjon av kenning

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Noun

kenning - conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord

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Substantiv

kenning - Sight; view; a distant view at sea.
kenning - As little as one can recognise or discriminate; a small portion; a little.
kenning - The tread of an egg; cicatricula.
kenning - A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry especially Old English or Old Norse whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way, such as ‘whale road’ for ‘sea’, or ‘enemy of the mast’ for ‘wind’.

Verb

kenning - Present participle of lang=en.

Substantiv

  • Entall: kenning
  • Flertall: kennings

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