kennings

noun

1. 1.Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
2. 2.The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
3. 3.As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
4. 4.A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula.
5. 5.A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.