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Kenning
UK
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
Translation of "kenning" into Russian
kenning
Noun
UK
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
US
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
kenning
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
ken
kens
kenned Past Simple / 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
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
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.
create a kenning
Students were asked to create a kenning about the ocean.
создать кеннинг
Студентам было предложено создать кеннинг о океане.
interpret a kenning
It can be difficult to interpret a kenning without context.
интерпретировать кеннинг
Может быть трудно интерпретировать кеннинг без контекста.
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.
ken (something)
Few people ken the complexities of quantum physics.
понимать (что-либо)
Мало кто понимает сложности квантовой физики.
ken the meaning
It is hard to ken the meaning behind these ancient texts.
постигать смысл
Трудно постигать смысл этих древних текстов.
ken (someone)'s intentions
She tried to ken his true intentions.
понимать намерения (кого-либо)
Она пыталась понять его истинные намерения.
ken everything
No one can ken everything about the universe.
всё знать, всё понимать
Никто не может знать всё о вселенной.
difficult to ken
The logic of the system is difficult to ken.
трудно понять
Логику этой системы трудно понять.