Get to know Kenning better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like trope or figure.
Kenning meaning
- Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
- The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
- As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
Using Kenning
- The main meaning on this page is: Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea. | The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles. | As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
- Useful related words include: trope, figure of speech, figure, image.
- In the example corpus, kenning often appears in combinations such as: kenning for, as kenning, the kenning.
Context around Kenning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kenning
- In this selection, "kenning" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, odin, brady, jaxon, loptr, read and led stand out and add context to how "kenning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in a kenning for carrion and 16 jaxon kenning led the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kenning" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kenning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In chapter 20, "daughter of Njörðr" is given as a kenning for Freyja. (13 words)
Chapter 28 quotes verse where the kenning "Njörðr-of-roller-horses" is used for "sailor". (15 words)
Others have interpreted the ēotenas as jotuns ("ettins" in English), meaning giants, or as a kenning for "enemies". (18 words)
Prose Edda The cock Gullinkambi atop his head and the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst in the background, Heimdallr blows into Gjallarhorn while holding a sword with a man's face on it (a reference to the "man's head" kenning ). (40 words)
Furthermore, her close association with the sea permitted the kenning for gold "brightness of the sea" to be rendered as "brightness of Rán" (gull er kallat eldr eða ljós eða birti Ægis, Ránar eða). (34 words)
The Odin-kenning "Lóðurr's friend" furthermore appears to parallel the kenning "Loptr's friend" and Loki is similarly referred to as "Hœnir's friend" in Haustlöng, strengthening the trio connection. (31 words)
Example sentences (16)
In chapter 9, "feeder of the wolf" is given as a kenning for Týr and, in chapter 11, "slayer of Fenrisúlfr" is presented as a kenning for Víðarr.
The Odin-kenning "Lóðurr's friend" furthermore appears to parallel the kenning "Loptr's friend" and Loki is similarly referred to as "Hœnir's friend" in Haustlöng, strengthening the trio connection.
Harren went 1-for-3, Luke Harren was hit by a pitch and he scored a run and Brady Kenning had a stolen base.
Mr Kenning read aloud impact statements from Mrs Kaur's heartbroken family saying she devoted her life to looking after her disabled son and praying at the temple every day.
St. Cloud 16: Jaxon Kenning led the Crush going 4 for 4 with 5 RBI, and threw 5 shutout innings with 6 strikeouts to pick up the win.
As a result of this deed, Týr is called the "Leavings of the Wolf"; which is to be understood as a poetic kenning for glory.
Chapter 28 quotes verse where the kenning "Njörðr-of-roller-horses" is used for "sailor".
Freki is also used in a kenning for "carrion" ("Freki's meal") in a work by Þórðr Sjáreksson in chapter 58 of Skáldskaparmál.
Furthermore, her close association with the sea permitted the kenning for gold "brightness of the sea" to be rendered as "brightness of Rán" (gull er kallat eldr eða ljós eða birti Ægis, Ránar eða).
In chapter 20, "daughter of Njörðr" is given as a kenning for Freyja.
In these excerpts Muninn is referenced in a common noun for 'raven' and Huginn is referenced in a kenning for 'carrion'.
On the other hand, the names of many gods occur in kennings and the poets might not have been particular in using any god name as a part of a kenning.
Others have interpreted the ēotenas as jotuns ("ettins" in English), meaning giants, or as a kenning for "enemies".
Prose Edda The cock Gullinkambi atop his head and the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst in the background, Heimdallr blows into Gjallarhorn while holding a sword with a man's face on it (a reference to the "man's head" kenning ).
Where one kenning is embedded in another like this, the whole figure is said to be tvíkent “doubly determined, twice modified”.
While the origin of this kenning is unknown it could be connected with the identity of Ullr as a ski-god.
Common combinations with kenning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- kenning for 8×
- as kenning 4×
- the kenning 3×
- in kenning 2×
- kenning is 2×