Associations to the word «Kenning»
Noun
Wiktionary
KENNING, noun. (obsolete) Sight; view; a distant view at sea.
KENNING, noun. (obsolete) Range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
KENNING, noun. As little as one can recognise or discriminate; a small portion; a little.
KENNING, verb. Present participle of ken
KENNING, noun. The tread of an egg; cicatricula.
KENNING, noun. 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’.
Dictionary definition
KENNING, noun. Conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.