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kenning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | figure, figure of speech, image, trope |
Examples of kenning
kenning
Kenning Arlitsch climbs out of his tent, and they quietly head down the path to the SUV.
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One reference for this kenning comes from the epic poem, Beowulf.
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Kenning is not a very meaningful term outside of Germanic poetry.
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The name, a common one amongst the Vikings, means summer traveller and is a kenning for Viking.
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While the origin of this kenning is unknown it could be connected with the identity of Ullr as a ski-god.
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There are also specific types of epithets, such as the kenning which appears in works such as Beowulf.
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A kenning used in the poem refers to Freyja.
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Firney is probably not a place name, but possibly Fear-island or Far-island, and a kenning for the realm of the dead.
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The term kenning has been applied by modern scholars to similar figures of speech in other languages too, especially Old English.
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- Conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
- (ken) cognizance: range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
- (ken) sight: the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
- A kenning (Old Norse kenning, Modern Icelandic pronunciation) is a type of literary trope, specifically circumlocution, in the form of a compound (usually two words, often hyphenated) that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun. ...
- A kenning is an obsolete unit of dry measure in the Imperial system, equal to two pecks or half of one bushel.
- Blackmail is a German alternative rock band from Koblenz, Germany which was started briefly in 1993. Blackmail are singer Mathias Reetz, brothers Kurt Ebelhu00E4user (lead guitars) and Carlos Ebelhu00E4user (bass) and drummer Mario Matthias...
- The ku00E8n is an instrument used in traditional Vietnamese music. It has a double reed and a conical wooden body. It produces a powerful and penetrating high-pitched sound, similar to the Chinese suona, the Korean taepyeongso, and the Persian/Indian shehnai.
- (Ken (musician)) Ken (stylized as ken, born in Osaka, Japan on November 28, 1968) is the guitarist of Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. He is also the leader/guitarist/vocalist of the band, Sons Of All Pussys (also known as S.O.A.P) and has released a solo album entitled In Physical.
- (Ken (name)) Ken is a masculine given name. It is used either as a given name or as a short form of names starting with "Ken" (like Kenneth, Kendrick, or Kendall). Ken is also a Japanese name which can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
