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kenning

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1. kenning - Noun

2. kenning - Verb

Derived from ken

4. Kenning - Proper noun

Meaning

of Ken

Range of sight.

The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Freki is also used in a kenning for "carrion" ("Freki's meal") in a work by Þórðr Sjáreksson in chapter 58 of Skáldskaparmál. Source: Internet

By convention, "hawk" combined with a term for a geographic feature forms a kenning for "arm." Source: Internet

Lakeville North's Zach Hanson, bottom, wrestles Jaxon Kenning St. Cloud Tech during a Class 3A 113-pound first-round individual match of the State Wrestling Tournament at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Source: Internet

“And that kenning which was written before, calling Christ the king of men, any king can have that kenning. Source: Internet

As a result of this deed, Týr is called the "Leavings of the Wolf"; which is to be understood as a poetic kenning for glory. Source: Internet

By convention, the name of any god can be associated with another word to produce a kenning for a certain type of man; here "Ullr of the sword" means "warrior." Source: Internet

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