KENNING

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.