岩いわ隠がくる

yodan verb with 'ru' ending (archaic)

to die (for a nobleman)

Archaic yodan verb used specifically for the death of a nobleman. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in classical literature or historical texts.

• 古こ典てんでは、高こう貴きな人ひとが亡なくなることを「岩いわ隠がくる」と記しるすことがある。

  In classical texts, the death of a noble person is sometimes written as 岩隠る.