godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
sit in a circle
Archaic intransitive verb describing people sitting together in a circle. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.
古い記録には、村人たちが広場に居回って話し合ったとある。
Old records say that the villagers sat in a circle in the square and discussed.
Modern equivalent meaning 'to sit in a circle'; 居回る is its archaic predecessor.
Compound of 居 (i, 'sitting') + 回る (mawaru, 'to go around'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.