nidan verb with 'u' ending (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic transitive verb meaning to get, acquire, or obtain something. In modern Japanese, 得る (うる/える) is used instead.
See also: 得る (うる)
In classical texts, 'to gain profit' may be written as 利を得 instead of 利を得る.
nidan verb with 'u' ending (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic use in the pattern 〜することを得, meaning 'it is possible to do'. This construction is not used in modern Japanese.
In classical Japanese, possibility was expressed with phrases like 知ることを得ず (cannot know).
can; be able to · get; acquire; obtain
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely
regular customer; patron
weaselsnout; Lagotis glauca
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
The classical lower-bigrade verb 得（う） had forms including the attributive 得る（うる）. Its conjugation was later remodeled as the modern one-grade verb 得る（える）.