godan verb (-mu)
bend down with a round back; hunch over
Rare literary verb describing a posture where the back is rounded while bending forward. Cross-referenced with 跼まる (せくぐまる), which may be a more common variant.
See also: 跼まる
老人は跼んで庭の草をむしっていた。
The old man was hunched over, weeding the garden.
Listed as a cross-reference; likely a synonymous or closely related verb with a similar meaning of bending or hunching over.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 跼 is rare and associated with crouching or bending. The reading せくぐむ may be related to せくぐまる, but the historical relationship is unclear.