expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
sick; ill; ailing
Only when written 病める
Prenominal expression used to describe a person or thing that is suffering from illness or distress. Often literary or poetic.
病める人々のために祈る。
Pray for the sick people.
病める心を癒やす音楽。
Music that heals an ailing heart.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Archaic intransitive verb meaning to feel pain or ache. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 痛む (いたむ) or 苦しむ (くるしむ).
古語では「傷やめる」のように用いた。
In classical language, it was used as in 'kizu yameru' (the wound aches).