yodan verb with 'su' ending (archaic)
Archaic yodan verb with 'su' ending. Used in classical Japanese to mean leaving something unattended, ignoring, or abandoning it. Not used in modern Japanese; the modern equivalent is 放っておく or 放置する.
古語の「放らす」は、現代語の「放っておく」に相当する。
The archaic word 放らす corresponds to modern 放っておく (to leave alone).