ichidan verb, transitive verb
Rare, archaic, and literary verb. Modern Japanese normally uses 恋う (こう) or 恋する. This form is mostly encountered in classical or poetic contexts.
See also: 恋う
In old waka poems, the expression 恋いる can sometimes be seen.
「恋いる」は現代ではほとんど使われない古語だ。
恋いる is an archaic word that is hardly used today.