Kenning is a circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse and later Icelandic poetry. Kenning may also refer to: Kenning (unit), an obsolete unit of dry measure in the Imperial system Kenning River, a tributary of the Case River in Canada People with the surname Kenning or Kennings: Ethan Kenning (born 1943), American rock musician Tony Kenning, Def Leppard's original drummer Kodee Kennings, fictional girl Sir George Kenning, Derbyshire (UK) entrepreneur in the motor trade See also Ken (disambiguation)