おりそう

yodan verb with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to be (honorific, archaic)

Archaic honorific/polite verb for 'to be', used in historical or very formal contexts. Equivalent to modern いらっしゃる or おります.

See also: 御入り候

• 「ここにおりそうか」と侍さむらいが尋たずねた。

  "Are you here?" the samurai asked (using archaic honorific speech).

yodan verb with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to go; to come (honorific, archaic)

Archaic honorific verb for movement ('to go' or 'to come'), used in historical or very formal contexts. Equivalent to modern いらっしゃる or おいでになる.

See also: 御入り候

• 殿とのは明日あす都みやこへおりそうとのこと。

  It is said that the lord will go to the capital tomorrow (using archaic honorific speech).