老ろう夫ふ

noun

old man; elderly man

Obsolete term for an old man; not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or literary contexts. Modern equivalents include 老人 or お年寄り.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「老ろう夫ふ」という語ごがよく見みられる。

  The word 老夫 is often seen in old documents.