呉くる

nidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), transitive verb

to give; to do for one

Archaic Nidan verb; the ancestor of modern くれる. Used in classical Japanese to mean giving something to the speaker or doing something for the speaker. Not used in modern speech.

See also: くれる

• 古こ語ごでは「花はなを呉くる」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical Japanese, it was used like 'to give flowers'.

• 「呉くる」は現げん代だい語ごの「くれる」の古ふるい形かたちである。

  呉る is the old form of modern くれる.