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poetry
capacity
describe
container
heiti
small
old norse
simple
bushel
thing
kennings
little
recognize
old english
metaphorical
dry measure
discriminate
germanic
allusive
equivalent
redbeard
Definitions:
Noun
kenning
Definition: conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
Definition: Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
Definition: A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula.
Definition: A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.
Definition: A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.
Verb
Definition: present participle of ken.