KENNING

Meaning of KENNING in English

n. a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry, e.g. oar-steed = ship.

[ ME, = 'teaching' etc. f. KEN ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

KENNING — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, sight, view, from gerund of kennen Date: 1786 a perceptible but small amount, II. noun …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KENNING — I. ˈkeniŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of kennen to ken — more at ken 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KENNING — (v. t.) The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.
Английский словарь Webster
KENNING — (v. t.) Range of sight.
Английский словарь Webster
KENNING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ken
Английский словарь Webster
KENNING — ( v. t. ) The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KENNING — ( v. t. ) Range of sight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KENNING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Ken
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KENNING — /ken"ing/ , n. a conventional poetic phrase used for or in addition to the usual name of a person or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KENNING — I. ˈke-niŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, sight, view, from gerund of kennen Date: 1786 chiefly Scottish : a perceptible but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KENNING — vt range of sight. 2. kenning ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of ken. 3. kenning ·vt the limit of vision at sea, …
Webster English vocab
KENNING — ■ noun a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, e.g. oar-steed = ship. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KENNING — [ken.ning] n [ME, sight, view, fr. gerund of kennen] (1786) chiefly Scot: a perceptible but small amount [2]kenning n [ON, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KENNING — concise compound or figurative phrase replacing a common noun, especially in Old Germanic, Old Norse, and Old English poetry. A …
Britannica English vocabulary
KENNING — kenning, K\~ BrE AmE ˈken ɪŋ ▷ kenning|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KENNING — n. a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry, e.g. oar-steed = ship. [ME, = 'teaching' etc. f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KENNING — n. a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry, e.g. oar-steed ship. Etymology: ME, 'teaching' etc. f. KEN
Oxford English vocab
KENNING — (шотландское) знание, познание (шотландское) узнавание (шотландское) небольшое количество - he was a * on the wrong side the law он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KENNING — Кеннинг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KENNING — _I ʹkenıŋ n шотл. 1. 1> знание, познание 2> узнавание 2. небольшое количество he was a kenning on the wrong …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KENNING — (n) знание; кеннинг; небольшое количество; описательный оборот; познание; узнавание
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
KENNING — I [ʹkenıŋ] n шотл. 1. 1) знание, познание 2) узнавание 2. небольшое количество he was a ~ on the wrong …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
KENNING — _I ʹkenıŋ n шотл. 1. 1> знание, познание 2> узнавание 2. небольшое количество he was a kenning on the wrong …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KENNING — (шотландское) знание, познание (шотландское) узнавание (шотландское) небольшое количество - he was a * on the wrong side the law он …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KENNING — n. Function: noun Etymology: Old Norse, from kenna Date: 1883 : a metaphorical compound word or phrase (as swan-road for …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KENNING — n. Pronunciation: ' ke-ni ŋ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, sight, view, from gerund of kennen Date: 1786 chiefly Scottish …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE — Literature written in Old English с 650–с 1100. Anglo-Saxon poetry survives almost entirely in four manuscripts. Beowulf is the oldest …
Английский словарь Британика
KEN — I. ˈken verb ( kenned also kend -nd ; or kent -nt ; kenned also kend or kent ; kenning …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNKENNING — “+ adjective Etymology: un- (I) + kenning, present participle of ken Scotland : not knowing : ignorant
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISKENNING — “+ noun Etymology: Middle English, from mis- (I) + kenning old English law : a mistake or variance in pleading …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KENNINGWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: kenning (I) + wort : celandine 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEN — /ken/ , n. , v. , kenned or kent, kenning . n. 1. knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPEECH, FIGURE OF — any intentional deviation from literal statement or common usage that emphasizes, clarifies, or embellishes both written and spoken language. Forming …
Britannica English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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