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(poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.

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/ˈkɛnɪŋ/

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Japanese Meaning

主に古英語や古ノルド語のゲルマン詩で用いられる、直截的な表現ではなく比喩を用いて物事を間接的に描写する複合的な表現。 / 比喩的な意味合いを持つ複合語表現で、単純なものを暗示的に表現するために用いられる。

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When reading Beowulf, I paused to admire each kenning that distilled a complex image into a single evocative phrase.

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『ベーオウルフ』を読むとき、私は複雑なイメージを一つの印象的な表現に凝縮したそれぞれの比喩的な複合表現に目を留めて感嘆した。

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[A]s we are all aware, the Skalds used all sorts of kennings from Jewels, Gold, Silver, &c., to betoken Women, &c. Gold is called "The Sea's Blink (Blik)", and so on, and a female is "Gold's Mistress", "The Goddess of the Golden Jewel", and so forth.

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