kenning
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noun
1.
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken.
2.
range of sight or vision.
verb (used with object)
3.
Chiefly Scot.
a.
to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing).
b.
to understand or perceive (an idea or situation).
4.
Scots Law. to acknowledge as heir; recognize by a judicial act.
5.
Archaic. to see; descry; recognize.
6.
British Dialect Archaic.
a.
to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something).
b.
to teach, direct, or guide (someone).
verb (used without object)
7.
British Dialect.
a.
to have knowledge of something.
b.
to understand.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | range of knowledge or perception (esp in the phrases beyondorin one's ken) |
| —vb , kens, kenning, kenned, kent | |
| 2. | dialect (Scot), (Northern English) to know |
| 3. | dialect (Scot), (Northern English) to understand; perceive |
| 4. | archaic (tr) to see |
| [Old English cennan; related to Old Norse kenna to perceive, Old High German kennen to make known; see | |
| 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" | |
| [C14: from Old Norse, from kenna; see | |
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Word Origin & History
ken
"to know," Scot. dial., from O.E. cennan "make known, declare, acknowledge," originally "make to know," causative of cunnan "to become acquainted with, to know" (see can (v.)). The noun meaning "range of sight" (1590) is a nautical abbreviation of kenning.
ken
"house where thieves meet," 1567, vagabonds' slang, probably a shortening of kennel.
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Slang Dictionary
ken
/ken/ n.1. [Unix] Ken Thompson, principal inventor of Unix. In the early days he used to hand-cut distribution tapes, often with a note that read "Love, ken". Old-timers still use his first name (sometimes uncapitalized, because it's a login name and mail address) in third-person reference; it is widely understood (on Usenet, in particular) that without a last name `Ken' refers only to Ken Thompson. Similarly, Dennis without last name means Dennis Ritchie (and he is often known as dmr). See also demigod, Unix.
2. A flaming user. This was originated by the Software Support group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamers in the user community were both named Ken.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| KEN [National Mental Health Services] Knowledge Exchange Network |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
kenning
concise compound or figurative phrase replacing a common noun, especially in Old Germanic, Old Norse, and Old English poetry. A kenning is commonly a simple stock compound such as "whale-path" or "swan road" for "sea," "God's beacon" for "sun," or "ring-giver" for "king."
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Kenning for the sun-This is a strange rôle for the raven.
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