nidan verb (lower class) with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic transitive verb (Nidan class, lower grade, hu/fu ending). Used in classical Japanese; the modern equivalent is 崇める (あがめる).
See also: 崇める
People of old looked up to the gods.
An archaic verb related to 崇める, “to revere.” Historically it inflected as a four-grade verb.