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