Can you name the things signified by the following Old Norse/Old English Kennings?

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KenningMeaning
All-Father
Baldur's bane
bane of wood
battle-sweat
breaker of trees
breaker of rings
blood-ember
blood-worm
feeder of ravens
Freyja's tears
KenningMeaning
mind's worth
onion of war
raven harvest
sky candle
slayer of giants
sleep of the sword
spear-din
swan of blood
whale-road
wave-steed
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Kennings Quiz

  1. by Stiltner
  • Created Feb 2, 2011 in Language
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