侘わぶ

nidan verb (upper class) with 'bu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

be worried; be grieved; pine for

Archaic intransitive verb (nidan, upper class). Expresses emotional distress, longing, or lamentation. Replaced in modern Japanese by 侘びる (わびる) or other expressions. Found in classical literature.

See also: 侘びる

• 古こ歌かに「世よの中なかを侘わぶとてこそは」とある。

  In an old poem, there is a line: 'Because I grieve over the world...'

• 「侘わぶ」は、現げん代だいでは「侘わびる」に取とって代かわられた古ふるい動どう詞しである。

  侘ぶ is an old verb that has been replaced by 侘びる in modern Japanese.