照てり渡わたる

godan verb (-ru)

shine over; shine across

Describes light, especially sunlight, spreading widely over an area. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 朝あさ日ひが野の原はらに照てり渡わたる。

  The morning sun shines over the field.

• 月つき明あかりが静しずかな湖こ面めんに照てり渡わたっていた。

  The moonlight was shining across the quiet surface of the lake.