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Kennings

noun
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounSight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
2.nounThe range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
3.nounAs little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
"put in a kenning of salt"
4.nounA chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula.
5.nounA metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.
6.nounA dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.

Synonyms

kennardkennonkennetkennethkinnardkennakennankennettkinsleykennedykenyonkenton
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