雲くも居い

noun

sky; clouds

Archaic poetic word for the sky or clouds, often used in classical poetry. Sense 1 is marked archaic.

• 雲くも居いに雁かりが鳴ないて渡わたる。

  Geese fly crying across the sky.

noun

distant place; high place

Archaic use for a faraway or elevated location, often with a poetic or elegant tone.

• 雲くも居いの彼か方なたを思おもいやる。

  I think of the distant place beyond the clouds.

noun

imperial court

Archaic metonymic use for the imperial court, seen in classical literature.

• 雲くも居いに仕つかえる身みとなりて。

  Having become one who serves at the imperial court.