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A kenning (Old Norse kenning [cʰɛnːiŋg], Modern Icelandic pronunciation [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse and later Icelandic poetry. For example, Old N...
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A kenning (Old Norse kenning [cʰɛnːiŋg], Modern Icelandic pronunciation [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse, Old English and later Icelandic poetry. This ...
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Many people have read or even used a kenning in conversation without realizing it. Essentially, a kenning is a synonym composed of several words that may be ...
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In literature, a kenning is a magic poetic phrase, a figure of speech, substituted for the usual name of a person or thing. Kennings work in much the same way as epithets and verbal formulae, and were commonly inserted into Old English poetic lines.
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The symmetrical nature of any four kenning elements allows for the exploration of other, logically valid metaphors - following the structure of Ron Hale-Evans' Kenning Game, this site automates that process.
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The more I read about the definition of "kenning," the less I understand about precisely what they are. I know that they are some sort of metaphorical appellation (epithet?), with a good dose of metonymy, and that they are often two-word compounds, but beyond that I'm not sure.
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