Ooh, good link to the etymology website – bookmarked! I studied Old Norse at uni (amongst other obscure subjects) and it's interesting, the nuggets that ended up in the English language from the Viking invaders. Like sky for instance, from ský – cloud. So cloudy skies are a tautology and clear skies an impossibility. Having lived in Iceland, I totally get that.
Now that's an interesting language to have studied. And Iceland is one of my favourite countries, so thanks for the word sky. My first thought was that it explains why The Isle of Skye is called as it is, and it turns out, yes! I've got a story about Iceland to share. I'll see if my head figures out how to tell it and hopefully share it soon.
I'll look forward to that. I have a few stories about Iceland myself. My year in Iceland was back when Gorbachev and Reagan met there, so a fair while ago now ...
Ooh, good link to the etymology website – bookmarked! I studied Old Norse at uni (amongst other obscure subjects) and it's interesting, the nuggets that ended up in the English language from the Viking invaders. Like sky for instance, from ský – cloud. So cloudy skies are a tautology and clear skies an impossibility. Having lived in Iceland, I totally get that.
Now that's an interesting language to have studied. And Iceland is one of my favourite countries, so thanks for the word sky. My first thought was that it explains why The Isle of Skye is called as it is, and it turns out, yes! I've got a story about Iceland to share. I'll see if my head figures out how to tell it and hopefully share it soon.
I'll look forward to that. I have a few stories about Iceland myself. My year in Iceland was back when Gorbachev and Reagan met there, so a fair while ago now ...
Thanks for the love for my tracking shot article. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Some impressive long takes in there!