kenning
Meaning of kenning
verb
To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
verb- To know, perceive or understand.
- To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.
- Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
- The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
- As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
put in a kenning of salt
noun
A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula.
noun
A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.
noun
A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.
Information about kenning
- The plural form of kenning is: kennings.
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Hyphenation of kenning
ken-ning
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- kenning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with kenning
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