敬けいす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

respect; honor

Rare, literary, or archaic verb form; modern Japanese almost always uses 敬する (けいする) instead. This word represents the godan variant 敬す, which is seldom encountered outside older texts or very formal contexts.

See also: 敬する

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「師しを敬けいす」のような表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old documents, expressions like 'to respect one's teacher' can be found.