荒あら夷えびす

noun

crude eastern warrior; wild man

Historical term for a rough, uncivilized warrior from the eastern regions of Japan, or more broadly a wild, barbaric man. Rare in modern usage.

• 古こ文もん書じょには、都みやこから見みた荒あら夷えびすの姿すがたが記しるされている。

  In old documents, the figure of the crude eastern warrior as seen from the capital is recorded.