迷まよえる

pre-noun adjectival

lost; astray; wandering

Literary or formal pre-noun adjectival form of 迷う, used to describe someone or something that is lost, adrift, or wandering. Often appears in fixed expressions like 迷える子羊 (lost lamb).

See also: 迷う

• 迷まよえる子こ羊ひつじを導みちびく。

  Guide the lost lamb.

• 彼かれは迷まよえる魂たましいのように街まちをさまよっていた。

  He wandered the streets like a lost soul.