kennings

Noun

kennings noun

1. Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
2. The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
3. As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.“put in a kenning of salt”

kennings noun

1. A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula.

kennings noun

1. A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.

kennings noun

1. A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.

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