失うす

nidan verb (lower class) with 'su' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

disappear; vanish; fade away

Archaic intransitive verb meaning to disappear or fade away. Modern Japanese uses 失せる (うせる) for this sense.

See also: 失せる

• 古こ典てんでは「失うす」が「消きえる」の意い味みで使つかわれた。

  In classical texts, 失す was used to mean 'to disappear'.

nidan verb (lower class) with 'su' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

go; leave; come; exist

Archaic derogatory usage for movement or existence, often implying the subject is unwelcome. Rare and limited to classical or highly stylized contexts.

• 古こ語ごでは「失うす」が軽けい蔑べつを込こめて「行いく」や「来くる」の意い味みで使つかわれることがあった。

  In old language, 失す could be used derogatorily to mean 'go' or 'come'.

nidan verb (lower class) with 'su' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

die

Archaic euphemism for dying, similar to 'pass away'. Not used in modern Japanese; 失せる (うせる) can carry a similar nuance in rough speech.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「失うす」が「死しぬ」の婉えん曲きょく表ひょう現げんとして使つかわれた。

  In classical Japanese, 失す was used as a euphemism for 'to die'.