Kenning
German, noun/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
Kenning is spelled K-E-N-N-I-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 235,032nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kenning is a German feminine noun meaning “kenning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Skandinavistik: Stilmittel in der altnordischen Literatur, das in der bildlichen Umschreibung der Bedeutung…”.
What does Kenning mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekenning
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Skandinavistik: Stilmittel in der altnordischen Literatur, das in der bildlichen Umschreibung der Bedeutung eines Wortes besteht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kenning
- Kenninge plural
- Kenningar plural
- Kenningen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kenning?
- /ˈkɛnɪŋ/
- [ˈkɛnɪŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kenning
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kenning in German?
Kenning appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).