also: わぎえ · わいえ
noun
one's house; one's home; one's family
Archaic form of 我が家 (わがや). Used in classical or literary contexts to refer to one's own home or family. The modern equivalent is 我が家.
See also: 我が家
古い和歌に「我家の梅」と詠まれている。
In an old waka poem, it is composed as 'the plum blossoms of my home'.
Modern standard form meaning 'my/our home' or 'my/our family'. 我家 is its archaic spelling variant with historical readings.
Archaic spelling of 我が家, combining 我 (wa, 'I/my') and 家 (ie, 'house/home') with the historical possessive particle が. The readings わぎえ and わいえ reflect older phonological forms.