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

To know, perceive or understand.

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

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.

Example: put in a kenning of salt

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.