搖る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
搖
Jinmeiyō

For pronunciation and definitions of 搖る – see the following entry.

【揺ゆる】 [verb] 揺る: (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake, to sway back and forth [verb] 揺る, 汰る, 淘る: (specifically) to sift and sort, especially in water [verb] 揺る: (archaic) to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas) [verb] 揺る: (archaic) to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle) [verb] 揺る: (archaic) to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging) [verb] 揺る: (archaic) to flicker, to waver (such as a flame) [verb] 揺る: (archaic) to tremble, to vibrate [verb] (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake [verb] (archaic) to become unstable Alternative spellings 汰る, 淘る

(This term, 搖る, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *yəru. Cognate with Okinawan 搖ゆん (yuyun).

Noun

搖る (yo₂ru) (kana よる)

1. to shake, tremble
   • 720, Nihon Shoki, poem 91, first variant:

     於彌能姑能耶賦能之魔柯枳始陀騰余瀰那爲我與釐拠魔耶黎夢之魔柯枳

     omi₁ no₂ ko₁ no₂ yapu no₂ sibakaki₁ sita to₂yo₂mi₁ nawi ga yo₂riko₂ba yaremu sibakaki₁

     The eight-fold fastening fence / Of the Omi's child / Should an earthquake come, shaking, / Reverberating below, / 'Twill be a ruined fastening fence.

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "搖る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	搖ら	よ2ら	yo2ra
Continuative (連用形)	搖り	よ2り	yo2ri
Terminal (終止形)	搖る	よ2る	yo2ru
Attributive (連体形)	搖る	よ2る	yo2ru
Realis (已然形)	搖れ	よ2れ	yo2re
Imperative (命令形)	搖れ	よ2れ	yo2re
Key constructions
Negative	搖らず	よ2らず	yo2razu
Contrasting conjunction	搖れど	よ2れど	yo2redo
Causal conjunction	搖れば	よ2れば	yo2reba
Conditional conjunction	搖らば	よ2らば	yo2raba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	搖りき	よ2りき	yo2riki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	搖りけり	よ2りけり	yo2rikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	搖りつ	よ2りつ	yo2ritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	搖りぬ	よ2りぬ	yo2rinu
Perfect-continuative tense	搖れり 搖りたり	よ2れり よ2りたり	yo2reri yo2ritari
Volitional	搖らむ	よ2らむ	yo2ramu

Descendants

• Japanese: 揺る (yuru)