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ken·ning  (knng)

n.

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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[Old Norse, from kenna, to know, to name with a kenning; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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kenning - conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense