godan verb (-ru)
to lose something
Archaic godan verb meaning 'to lose something' or 'to forget something'. In modern Japanese, 忘れる is used instead. This form may appear in classical texts or poetry.
古語では「忘る」は「わする」と読み、「物を失う」という意味で使われた。
In classical Japanese, 忘る is read as わする and was used to mean 'to lose something'.
Archaic godan verb form; modern equivalent is 忘れる (わすれる).
Modern ichidan verb meaning 'to forget'. 忘る is its archaic godan counterpart.
Archaic godan verb; the exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is the older form of modern 忘れる.