kenning noun¹. ['kɛnɪŋ] Now Scot. & north. ME.
[from KEN verb + -ING¹.]
1. Teaching, instruction. ME-M16.

2. Sign, token; appearance. Only in ME.

3. = KEN noun¹ 4. LME-L17.

4. a. Mental cognition; knowledge, understanding; awareness, recognition. LME.
b. A small but perceptible amount, a little. L18.

5. a. = KEN noun¹ 1. L15-L17.
b. = KEN noun¹ 3. M16-E17.

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kenning noun². ['kɛnɪŋ] L19.
[Old Norse, from kenna know, perceive, from Germanic base of KEN verb.]
A poetic phrase used instead of the simple name of a thing in Old Norse, Old English, and other Germanic poetry, as oar-steed for 'ship', storm of swords for 'battle'.

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