Words Like KENNING
We have put together a list of words that are similar to KENNING.
3 Alternative Words Similar to kenning
10 definitions of kenning
1
Sight; view; especially, a distant view at sea.
2
Range or extent of vision, especially at sea; hence, a marine measure of about twenty miles.
3
As little as one can recognize or discriminate; a small portion; a little: as, put in a kenning of salt.
4
The cicatricula or tread of an egg. Also kinning.
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In Old Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and other old Teutonic poetry, a distinctive poetical name, usually periphrastic in form, used in addition to, or substituted for, the usual name of a thing or person.
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The tread of an egg; cicatricula.
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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’.
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Sight; view; a distant view at sea.
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Range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
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As little as one can recognise or discriminate; a small portion; a little.