故こ吾ご

noun

one's former self

Archaic literary term for one's past self, often used in contrast with 今吾 (one's present self). Rare in modern Japanese.

See also: 今吾

• 古こ典てんでは「故こ吾ご」と「今きん吾ご」を対たい比ひして、人ひとの変へん化かを論ろんじることがある。

  In classical texts, 故吾 and 今吾 are sometimes contrasted to discuss personal change.