ichidan verb
become blind; lose one's sight
Archaic intransitive verb. In modern Japanese, 失明する or 目が見えなくなる are used instead.
古典では「年老いて盲いる」のように使われることがある。
In classical texts, it is sometimes used as in 'to become blind with age'.
Archaic kanji spelling with standard okurigana.
Irregular okurigana variant; rarely encountered.
Derived from 盲 (めしい, 'blind') + いる (verb-forming suffix). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.