縮ちぢる

nidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

be wavy; be curled; be frizzled

Archaic intransitive verb meaning to be wavy, curled, or frizzled. In modern Japanese, this meaning is expressed by 縮れる (ちぢれる). The form 縮る is a classical lower bigrade (Nidan) verb.

See also: 縮れる

• 古こ典てんでは「髪かみが縮ちぢる」のように用もちいられた。

  In classical texts, it was used like 'hair becomes wavy/curled'.