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