nidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending (archaic)
Archaic nidan verb; corresponds to modern 定める sense 1. Used in classical Japanese for making a decision or settling something.
See also: 定める (さだめる)
古語では「心を定む」のように使われた。
In classical Japanese, it was used as in 'to make up one's mind' (心を定む).
nidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending (archaic)
establish; lay down; prescribe
Archaic nidan verb; corresponds to modern 定める sense 2. Used for setting rules, laws, or standards.
See also: 定める (さだめる)
「法を定む」は、現代語の「法を定める」に相当する。
'法を定む' corresponds to modern '法を定める' (to establish a law).
nidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending (archaic)
bring peace; make peaceful
Archaic nidan verb; corresponds to modern 定める sense 3. Rarely used outside classical texts; often refers to calming a country or situation.
See also: 定める (さだめる)
「天下を定む」という表現が古典に見られる。
The expression '天下を定む' (to bring peace to the realm) is found in classical literature.
Modern ichidan verb with the same meanings; 定む is its archaic nidan predecessor.
Archaic nidan form of 定める (さだめる). The verb derives from 定 (sada, 'fixed, certain') + む (mu, verbal suffix).