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Kenning

Noun

Definitions

1.NounSight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
2.NounThe range or extent of vision, especially at sea; 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.Verbpresent participle and gerund of ken.
5.NounA chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula.
6.NounA metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.
7.NounA dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.
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