答ふこたう

nidan verb (lower class) with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to answer; to reply

Archaic intransitive verb, equivalent to modern 答える. Found in classical Japanese texts.

See also: 答える

• 古こ語ごでは「答こたふ」と書かき、「こたう」と読よんだ。

  In classical Japanese, it was written 答ふ and read こたう.