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古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、願ねがい事ごとをするときの言こと葉ばも「わびこと」と呼よばれた。

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old; aged; antique

文ぶん献けん

literature; reference materials; documents

では、

contrastive で + は; then; well then

grammar

願ねがい事ごと

wish; desire; request; prayer

light/support verb with a noun or noun-like phrase

of the time; at the time; then-current; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

-> 時のpre-noun adjective

言こと葉ば

word; term; expression

「わびこと」

words of misery or anxiety; words of refusal or decline; words of appeal or entreaty

quotation, conditional, companion, or and marker

name; designate; brand

-> 呼ぶgodan verb

passive, potential, or respect auxiliary

-> れる/られるgrammar

past tense or completed action