kenning
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noun \ˈke-niŋ\Definition of KENNING
chiefly Scottish : a perceptible but small amount
Origin of KENNING
Middle English, sight, view, from gerund of kennen
First Known Use: 1786
2kenning
nounDefinition of KENNING
: a metaphorical compound word or phrase (as swan-road for ocean) used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
Origin of KENNING
Old Norse, from kenna
First Known Use: 1883
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