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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɛnɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ken′ing)

From the verb ken: (⇒ conjugate)
kenning is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v pres p

ken•ning (ken′ing),USA pronunciation n.

Literaturea conventional poetic phrase used for or in addition to the usual name of a person or thing, esp. in Icelandic and Anglo-Saxon verse, as "a wave traveler'' for "a boat.''

Old Norse; see ken¹, -ing¹
1880–85

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kenning /ˈkɛnɪŋ/ n

a conventional metaphoric name for something, esp in Old Norse and Old English poetry, such as Old English bānhūs (bone house) for "body"

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse, from kenna; see ken

ken /kɛn/USA pronunciation n., v., kenned or kent/kɛnt/USA pronunciation ken•ning.
n. [uncountable]

knowledge or understanding:an idea beyond one's ken.

v. [~ + object]

Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scottish.]
- to have knowledge (about);
  know.

ken (ken),USA pronunciation n., v., kenned or kent, ken•ning.
n.

knowledge, understanding, or cognizance;
mental perception:an idea beyond one's ken.
range of sight or vision.

v.t.

Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]
- to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing).
- to understand or perceive (an idea or situation).
Law[Scots Law.]to acknowledge as heir;
recognize by a judicial act.
[Archaic.]to see;
descry;
recognize.
British Terms
- to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something).
- to teach, direct, or guide (someone).

v.i.

British Terms
- to have knowledge of something.
- to understand.

bef. 900; Middle English kennen to make known, see, know, Old English cennan to make known, declare; cognate with Old Norse kenna, German kennen; akin to can¹

Ken (ken),USA pronunciation n.