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kenning

noun

Conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry

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Word length
7
Starts with
K
Ends with
G
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. Conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry

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