木この末うれ

expression, noun

treetop; tip of a branch

Archaic expression for the top of a tree or the tip of a branch. In modern Japanese, 梢 (こずえ) is the standard word.

See also: 梢

• 古ふるい和わ歌かに「木この末うれ」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  The expression 木の末 can be found in old waka poetry.