果はつる

pre-noun adjectival

coming to an end; dying out

Archaic pre-noun adjectival form meaning 'that is ending' or 'that is dying out'. Used only before nouns, often in poetic or classical writing. The modern equivalent is 果てる (はてる).

See also: 果つ · 果つ

• 果はつる命いのちの儚はかなさを詠よんだ歌うた。

  A poem that sings of the transience of a life that is coming to an end.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは「果はつる」は「終おわりゆく」という意い味みで使つかわれる。

  In classical literature, 果つる is used to mean 'that is gradually ending'.