yodan verb with 'ru' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
raise one's voice; speak noisily; yell; shout
Archaic intransitive verb (yodan with 'ru' ending). Used in classical Japanese for raising one's voice or making a noisy outcry. Not used in modern speech; encountered only in historical texts.
古語では「わわる」は声を荒げることを意味した。
In classical Japanese, 'wawaru' meant to raise one's voice.
Modern common verb for making noise, being boisterous, or causing a commotion. わわる is its archaic predecessor with a narrower sense of vocal outcry.
Modern common verb for shouting or yelling. わわる is an archaic equivalent, now obsolete.
Archaic Japanese verb; the exact derivation is uncertain. It may be related to the mimetic root 'wa-wa' suggesting loud noise or crying, but this is speculative.