咳しわぶく

yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to cough; to clear one's throat

Archaic intransitive verb. In modern Japanese, 咳をする or 咳が出る are used instead. Found in classical literature.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「しわぶく」とあり、現げん代だい語ごの「咳せきをする」にあたる。

  In classical texts, しわぶく appears, corresponding to modern 咳をする (to cough).