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The sky is the same age as the earth

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Where did the word sky come from?

There are a number of old Europeans words from Old German, Gothic, Old Norse, Old English and others which referred to the area as a 'mirror' and a type of 'cloud' as a 'shadow' or something that has' covered or concealed' or best of all 'the upper regions'. The Old Norse word also referred to the sky as 'transparent skin'


What is the most likely meaning of the kenning sky-candle?

The kenning "sky-candle" likely refers to the sun. In Old Norse and Old English poetry, kennings are metaphorical compounds used to describe objects or concepts in imaginative ways. "Sky" indicates something celestial or heavenly, while "candle" suggests a source of light. Thus, "sky-candle" evokes the idea of the sun illuminating the sky.


What was Zeus's realm?

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When the word Sky is used as a verb what does it mean?

The verb form "to sky" is almost never seen in US English, as the main use is in British English, to mean "toss high into the air" (e.g. to sky a pitch). The are two other uses, equally exotic. One is to lift an oar too high out of the water when rowing competitively (to sky the oar). The other is a very old verb meaning to place something high on a wall, such as a painting (to sky it out of sight). The related noun sky is a very old term referring to the topmost row of paintings in a gallery.


What is the possessive of the word sky?

The possessive form of the noun sky is sky's(the sky's color).