鼓こ譟そう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

rousing troops with drums and war cries

Historical military term: raising morale on the battlefield by beating war drums and shouting. Rare in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in descriptions of ancient Chinese or Japanese warfare.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの戦せん場じょうでは、兵へい士したちが鼓こ譟そうして士し気きを高たかめた。

  On ancient Chinese battlefields, soldiers roused morale by beating drums and shouting war cries.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

making an uproar; clamoring

Extended rare use: creating a loud commotion or uproar, not necessarily in a military context. Very uncommon; modern Japanese would typically use 騒ぐ or 騒ぎ立てる.

• 群ぐん衆しゅうが鼓こ譟そうして抗こう議ぎの声こえを上あげた、と古ふるい記き録ろくにある。

  Old records say that the crowd clamored and raised voices of protest.