'Kenning' definitions:
Definition of 'kenning'
(from WordNet)
noun
Conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
Definition of 'Kenning'
From: GCIDE
- Ken \Ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned (k[e^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. [root]45. See Can to be able, Know.]
- 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] "We ken them from afar." --Addison [1913 Webster]
- 'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Kenning'
From: GCIDE
- Kenning \Ken"ning\, n. [See Ken, v. t.]
- 1. Range of sight. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles. [1913 Webster]