臥こやす

yodan verb with 'su' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to lie down (honorific, archaic)

Archaic honorific verb (sonkeigo) meaning 'to lie down'. Used in classical Japanese; in modern language, お休みになる or 横になる are used instead. Cross-referenced with 臥ゆ, an older form.

See also: 臥ゆ

• 古こ典てんでは、貴き人じんが臥こやすと敬うやまって表ひょう現げんすることがある。

  In classical texts, a noble person's lying down may be respectfully expressed as 臥やす.