godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
to be next to; to neighbor; to border
Archaic intransitive verb meaning 'to be adjacent' or 'to neighbor'. In modern Japanese, this meaning is expressed with phrases like 隣接する or 隣り合う.
See also: 隣
Old maps record that this village neighbors the river.
「隣る」は現代ではほとんど使われず、代わりに「隣接する」などが用いられる。
The verb 隣る is hardly used today; instead, words like 隣接する are used.