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kenning definition

ken·ning (ken′iŋ)

noun

  1. Scot.
    1. knowledge or recognition
    2. a tiny quantity; trace

  2. Etymology: ON, symbol < kenna: see ken

    in early Germanic, as Old English, poetry, a metaphorical name, usually a compound, for something (Ex.: “whale-path” for sea)

Etymology: ME: see ken

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