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Definition of Kenning
1. Noun. Conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry.
Definition of Kenning
1. n. Range of sight.
Definition of Kenning
1. Noun. (obsolete) Sight; view; a distant view at sea. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (context: by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles. ¹
3. Noun. As little as one can recognise or discriminate; a small portion; a little. ¹
4. Verb. (present participle of ken) ¹
5. Noun. The tread of an egg; cicatricula. ¹
6. Noun. A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way, such as ‘whale road’ for ‘sea’, or ‘enemy of the mast’ for ‘wind’. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kenning
1. a metaphorical compound word or phrase [n -S]
Medical Definition of Kenning
1. 1. Range of sight. 2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles. See: Ken. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kenning
Literary usage of Kenning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook of Husband and Wife According to the Law of Scotland by Frederick Parker Walton (1893)
"kenning to Terce.—As the service fixes the widow's right to a pro indiviso third
of the lands, the kenning is the process by which her third is divided from ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on the Law of Contracts, Not Under Seal: And Upon the by Joseph Chitty, Tompson Chitty (1841)
"kenning, 2 M. & Sc. (n) Boston v. Bennett, 3 Camp. 220. 12, 13, note. that the
courts will construe a warrant (r) Batson v. Spearman, 9 Ad. & E. 573; ..."
3. Publications by Spalding Club, Aberdeen (1849)
"kenning of a Terce or Sa- sino to Kath. Monypenny, relict of Jo. ... INSTRUMENT ON
kenning A TERCE TO KATHERINE MONYPENNY, RELICT OF JOHN ERSKINE OF DUN—SBD ..."
4. The Ohio Nisi Prius Reports by Ohio Courts (1918)
"But the con- c'usion would not be altered if the defendant, as an employer of
labor, was a contributor to the fund, which does not appear, kenning v. ..."
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