臥こゆ

nidan verb (upper class) with 'yu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb

to lie down

Archaic intransitive Nidan verb. In modern Japanese, this meaning is expressed by 横になる or 寝る. The form 臥ゆ is found in classical literature and survives in a few compounds such as 臥所 (ふしど).

• 古こ語ごの「臥こゆ」は、現げん代だい語ごの「横よこになる」にあたる。

  The archaic word 臥ゆ corresponds to modern Japanese 横になる (to lie down).