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kenning    音标拼音: [k'ɛnɪŋ]
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kenning
n 1: conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially
in Old English and Old Norse poetry

Ken \Ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kenned} (k[e^]nd); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Kenning}.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS.
cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related
Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth.
kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to
AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. [root]45. See {Can} to be
able, {Know}.]
1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or
Scot.]
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2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]
"We ken them from afar." --Addison
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'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.
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Kenning \Ken"ning\, n. [See {Ken}, v. t.]
1. Range of sight. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about
twenty miles.
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  • Kenning - Wikipedia
    Kennings are strongly associated with Old Norse-Icelandic and Old English alliterative verse They continued to be a feature of Icelandic poetry (including rímur) for centuries, together with the closely related heiti
  • Kenning - Definition and Examples | LitCharts
    A kenning is a figure of speech in which two words are combined in order to form a poetic expression that refers to a person or a thing For example, "whale-road" is a kenning for the sea
  • Kenning - Definition and Examples of Kenning - Literary Devices
    A kenning is a metaphorical compound word or phrase used to name or describe something Think of it as a compressed metaphor, a poetic substitution for a concrete noun It’s especially common in Old Norse and Old English poetry, though the technique appears across many cultures and time periods
  • Kenning | Old Norse, Poetry, Riddle | Britannica
    kenning, concise compound or figurative phrase replacing a common noun, especially in Old Germanic, Old Norse, and Old English poetry A kenning is commonly a simple stock compound such as “whale-path” or “swan road” for “sea,” “God’s beacon” for “sun,” or “ring-giver” for “king ”
  • Kenning | The Poetry Foundation
    A figurative compound word that takes the place of an ordinary noun Many kennings rely on myths or legends to make meaning and are found in Old Germanic, Norse, and English poetry, including The Seafarer, in which the ocean is called a “whale-path ” (See Ezra Pound’s translation)
  • Examples of Kenning - YourDictionary
    The Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse traditions have a word for a compound expression with a metaphorical meaning: kenning Simply put, in poetry, a kenning is when you take two words and combine them as a mild translation or metaphor for something else
  • KENNING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of KENNING is a perceptible but small amount
  • Kennings! | The English Language Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow
    A kenning is a characteristic rhetorical device of Old English poetry (and Old Norse) The typical kenning is a compound in which each element identifies an attribute through the figures of metaphor, synecdoche, and metonymy
  • kenning - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    kenning (plural kennings) (poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way
  • What is a Kenning? - Norse Mythology for Smart People
    A kenning (Old Norse kenning, plural kenningar) is a stylistic device that was commonly used in Old Norse poetry It’s a form of periphrasis (referring to something indirectly) that uses images from a body of traditional lore to designate something rather than calling it by its everyday name





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