kenning
noun
- Scot.
- knowledge or recognition
- a tiny quantity; trace
- in early Germanic, as Old English, poetry, a metaphorical name, usually a compound, for something (Ex.: “whale-path” for sea)
See kenning in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kĕnˈĭng)
noun A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle.
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