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Kenning
Translation of "kenning" into Russian
kenning
Noun
UK
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
kennings pl
The poet used a kenning to describe the sea as a 'whale-road'.
Поэт использовал кеннинг, чтобы описать море как 'дорогу китов'.
ken
Verbkenning
Gerund
UK
/kɛn/
US
/kɛn/
kenned Past Simple
kenned Past Participle
kenning Gerund
I ken the answer to the question.
Я знаю ответ на вопрос.
Do you ken what I mean?
Ты понимаешь, что я имею в виду?
Definitions
kenning
Noun
UK
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
A compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, often used to describe something in a more poetic way.
In the epic poem Beowulf, the term 'whale-road' is a kenning for the sea.
A perceptible but limited range of knowledge, perception, or understanding (now chiefly dialectal or archaic).
Such subtleties lay far beyond my kenning.
The range of sight or vision; the distance at which something can be seen (Scots, archaic).
The ship appeared on the horizon, just within our kenning.
ken
Verb
UK
/kɛn/
US
/kɛn/
To know or recognize something.
I can ken the difference between the two dialects.
To understand or perceive something.
She could ken the underlying meaning of his words.
kenning
Pres. Participle
UK
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
Knowing, perceiving, or discerning; having insight (archaic, dialectal).
With kenning eyes, she read the true meaning behind his words.
Idioms and phrases
create a kenning
Students were asked to create a kenning about the ocean.
создать кеннинг
Студентам было предложено создать кеннинг о океане.
difficult to ken
The logic of the system is difficult to ken.
трудно понять
Логику этой системы трудно понять.
find a kenning
Can you find a kenning in this Old English poem?
найти кеннинг
Можешь найти кеннинг в этом стихотворении на староанглийском?
identify a kenning
Readers need some background knowledge to identify a kenning.
определить кеннинг
Читателям нужно определённое знание, чтобы определить кеннинг.
interpret a kenning
It can be difficult to interpret a kenning without context.
интерпретировать кеннинг
Может быть трудно интерпретировать кеннинг без контекста.
ken (someone)'s intentions
She tried to ken his true intentions.
понимать намерения (кого-либо)
Она пыталась понять его истинные намерения.
ken (something)
Few people ken the complexities of quantum physics.
понимать (что-либо)
Мало кто понимает сложности квантовой физики.
ken everything
No one can ken everything about the universe.
всё знать, всё понимать
Никто не может знать всё о вселенной.
ken the meaning
It is hard to ken the meaning behind these ancient texts.
постигать смысл
Трудно постигать смысл этих древних текстов.
use a kenning
Poets often use a kenning to add imagery to their writing.
использовать кеннинг
Поэты часто используют кеннинг, чтобы добавить образности в свои произведения.