蜾蠃すがる

noun

red-banded sand wasp

Archaic name for a type of solitary wasp; modern Japanese uses ジガバチ.

See also: ジガバチ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、ジガバチを「蜾蠃すがる」と記しるしている。

  In old texts, the red-banded sand wasp is written as 蜾蠃 (すがる).

noun

deer

Archaic word for deer; modern Japanese uses シカ. Extremely rare and likely only encountered in historical contexts.

See also: 鹿

• 「すがる」は古こ語ごで鹿しかを指さすことがあるが、現げん代だいではまず使つかわれない。

  The word すがる can refer to a deer in old language, but it is hardly ever used today.