Kenning

/ˈkɛnɪŋ/

verb

  1. To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).

verb

  1. To know, perceive or understand.

  2. To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.

noun

  1. Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.

  2. The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.

  3. As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.

    put in a kenning of salt

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