Antonyms for kenning


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ken-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛn ɪŋ


Definition of kenning

Origin :
  • Old English cenning "procreation; declaration in court," present participle of ken (v.). From early 14c. in senses "sign, token; teaching, instruction;" c.1400 as "mental cognition." From 1883 as "periphrastic expression in early Germanic poetry;" in this sense it probably is from Old Norse cognate verb kenna "to know, to recognize, to feel or perceive; to call, to name (in a formal poetic metaphor)."
  • As in know : verb understand information
  • As in understand : verb appreciate, comprehend
Example sentences :
  • He was the first to recognize the significance of kenning, metaphor, and compound.
  • Extract from : « The Translations of Beowulf » by Chauncey Brewster Tinker
  • The mariners of Dartmouth accompt this to be about a kenning from Plimmouth.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine » by Raphaell Holinshed
  • To think of me telling ye about the leddy, and you kenning a the time wha the bairn was.
  • Extract from : « Merkland » by Mrs. Oliphant
  • There's things it's best to put off kenning as long as we can.
  • Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood
  • The offing at sea has been called the kenning; and see Kenning in Halliwell.
  • Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) » by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Ay, ay—thou is a cunning lad for kenning the hours of bargaining.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. » by Various
  • Ay, ay; thou is a cunning lad for kenning the hours of bargaining.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of the Canongate » by Sir Walter Scott

Synonyms for kenning

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