皸かかる

yodan verb with 'ru' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to chap; to crack (skin)

Archaic intransitive verb describing skin becoming chapped or cracked, especially from cold or dryness. Replaced by modern terms like ひび割れる or あかぎれになる.

• 冬ふゆの寒さむさに手てが皸かかる。

  My hands chap in the winter cold.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「唇くちびる皸かかる」のように使つかわれることがある。

  In classical texts, it is sometimes used like 'lips become chapped'.