yodan verb with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
Archaic yodan verb; not used in modern Japanese. The modern equivalent is 競う (きそう).
古語の「競ふ」は、現代語の「競う」に相当する。
The archaic word 競ふ corresponds to the modern 競う.
Modern equivalent; 競ふ is the archaic form.
Archaic verb; the exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is the older form of modern 競う (きそう).