よなげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

wash out impurities; separate and discard; sieve and sort

Rare term for washing or sieving something to remove unwanted elements, such as impurities from rice or sand from gravel. Often used in traditional or specialized contexts.

• 昔むかしは川かわで砂すなをよなげて金きんを探さがした。

  In the old days, people washed sand in the river to look for gold.

• 米こめをよなげて小こ石いしを取とり除のぞく。

  Wash the rice to remove small stones.