irregular -ru verb (-ri ending), intransitive verb
Archaic honorific verb meaning 'to be' or 'to exist', used in classical Japanese to show respect toward the subject. Equivalent to modern いらっしゃる or おられる. Found in old texts and poetry.
古歌に「君がいまそがりて」と詠まれた。
In an old poem, it was composed as 'you are here'.
Modern honorific equivalent for 'to be' or 'to go/come'. いまそがり is its archaic predecessor.
Humble verb 'to be' in modern Japanese; いまそがり is honorific, not humble.
Derived from classical Japanese honorific auxiliary verb いまそがり, itself from いまそ (honorific prefix) + がり (archaic existential verb). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it served as a respectful way to say 'to be' in Heian-period language.