毀こぼつ

godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb

destroy; break; damage

Archaic/poetic transitive verb meaning to physically destroy, break, or damage something. In modern Japanese, 壊す (こわす) is the standard equivalent.

• 古いにしえの歌うたには「城しろを毀こぼつ」と詠よまれた。

  In old poems, it was sung as 'destroy the castle.'

• 風かぜが枝えだを毀こぼつように吹ふき荒あれた。

  The wind raged as if to break the branches.