expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
Classical prenominal form used to refer to something previously mentioned; equivalent to modern 前述の or その. Appears in literary or formal contexts.
ありける人物は、後に都へ上ったという。
The aforementioned person is said to have later gone to the capital.
ありける寺は、今は跡形もない。
The temple in question no longer exists, not even its ruins.
Modern Sino-Japanese term for 'aforementioned'; ありける is a classical Japanese equivalent used prenominally.
Common modern prenominal demonstrative; ありける is a literary, old-fashioned alternative.
Classical Japanese prenominal form of the verb あり (to be) with the past auxiliary けり, literally 'that was/existed'. Used as a fixed expression to refer back to something previously mentioned.