ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be plucked; come out by plucking
Rare intransitive verb; describes hair, feathers, or similar things being pulled out or coming out when plucked. Often replaced by the passive form of 毟る (むしる) in modern Japanese.
古い文献では、鳥の羽が毟れる様子が描写されている。
In old documents, the way bird feathers are plucked out is described.
毟る is the common transitive verb meaning 'to pluck' or 'to tear off'. 毟れる is its rare intransitive counterpart, often replaced by 毟られる in modern usage.
Intransitive form of 毟る (むしる), likely derived through the historical spontaneous/passive auxiliary ゆ. The exact derivation is uncertain.