寝ぬ

nidan verb (lower class) with 'nu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to lie down; to go to bed; to go to sleep

Archaic Nidan verb (lower class) with 'nu' ending. Equivalent to modern 寝る (ねる). Found in classical Japanese texts; not used in contemporary speech.

See also: 寝る

• 古こ典てんでは「夜よるは早はやく寝ぬぬ」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical Japanese, it was used as in '夜は早く寝ぬ' (go to bed early at night).