まゐる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まゐる – see the following entry.

[verb] [from 720] (intransitive, humble) to go

[verb] [from early 1000s] (intransitive, humble) to come

[verb] [from late 900s] (intransitive) to visit (typically a place of social or spiritual importance, such as a noble's house or a shrine)

[verb] to be overcome, to cede to a superior person or superior circumstances (by extension from the older "go to a superior" sense)

[verb] [from late 1500s] (intransitive) to lose to an opponent

[verb] [from early 1900s] (intransitive) to die

[verb] [from early 1900s] (intransitive) to fall for someone romantically

[verb] (transitive, humble, archaic) to go to (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

[verb] [late 900s–???] (transitive, humble, archaic) to serve someone in some capacity, to do something for someone

[verb] [1478–???] (transitive, humble, archaic) a 脇付 (wakizuke, “respectful title written after an addressee's name”) on the side of a formal letter

(This term, まゐる (mawiru), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)