告つぐ

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

tell; inform; announce

Archaic verb for conveying information or making something known. Replaced by 告げる in modern Japanese.

See also: 告げる (つげる)

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょには「事ことの次し第だいを告つぐ」とある。

  Old documents contain phrases like 'to inform of the circumstances'.

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

indicate; signal; mark

Archaic use for showing or marking something, now expressed with 告げる or other verbs.

See also: 告げる (つげる)

• 古こ文ぶんでは「時ときを告つぐ」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical Japanese, it was used like 'to signal the time'.