御お寝よる

also: おしずまる

お

よ

る

Meanings

yodan verb with 'ru' ending (archaic)

archaichonorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Archaic honorific verb (sonkeigo) used to refer respectfully to someone sleeping. Found in classical Japanese texts; in modern Japanese, honorific sleep is expressed with お休みになる or お休みあそばす.

古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、「御お寝よる」は高こう貴きな方かたの就しゅう寝しんを表あらわす言こと葉ばとして使つかわれた。
In classical literature, 御寝る was used as a term for the sleeping of a noble person.
「およる」という動どう詞しは、現げん代だいではほとんど使つかわれない古ふるい尊そん敬けい語ごです。
The verb およる is an old honorific expression that is hardly used today.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
寝lie down, sleep, rest

Related words

お休やすみになる
Modern standard honorific for 'to sleep', replacing the archaic 御寝る.
寝ねる
Neutral modern verb for 'to sleep'; 御寝る is its archaic honorific counterpart.

Written forms

御寝る
- およる
  Archaic honorific verb for 'to sleep'. The kanji spelling is historical; modern Japanese uses お休みになる or similar respectful expressions.
- おしずまる
おしずまる
Alternate archaic reading for the same kanji form. Extremely rare; the reading およる is more common in classical references.

Etymology

Compound of honorific prefix 御 (お) and classical verb 寝る (now 寝るねる). The reading およる is a regular sound shift from お + 寝る. The alternate reading おしずまる may derive from a different verb root, but its exact origin is uncertain.