nidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending (archaic)
Archaic Nidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending, equivalent to modern 始める (はじめる). Found in classical Japanese texts; not used in modern speech.
See also: 始める (はじめる)
The classical word 始む corresponds to the modern 始める.
古典の授業で「始む」は下二段活用の動詞だと習った。
In classical Japanese class, I learned that 始む is a lower bigrade verb.
Archaic variant kanji spelling, rarely used.
The classical lower bigrade verb 始む developed into modern 始める.