nidan verb (lower class) with 'gu' ending (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic verb for conveying information or making something known. Replaced by 告げる in modern Japanese.
See also: 告げる (つげる)
古い文書には「事の次第を告ぐ」とある。
Old documents contain phrases like 'to inform of the circumstances'.
nidan verb (lower class) with 'gu' ending (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic use for showing or marking something, now expressed with 告げる or other verbs.
See also: 告げる (つげる)
古文では「時を告ぐ」のように使われた。
In classical Japanese, it was used like 'to signal the time'.