閉たてる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

shut; close

Rare transitive verb meaning to shut or close something, such as a door or window. In modern Japanese, 閉める (しめる) is the standard word; this form is largely replaced and may appear only in older or dialectal contexts. Cross-referenced with 立てる sense 8, suggesting a historical or variant usage.

See also: 立てる (たてる)

• 古ふるい文ぶん書しょでは「戸とを閉たてる」と書かかれることがある。

  In old documents, you may see 'to shut the door' written as 戸を閉てる.

• この地ち方ほうの方ほう言げんでは、今いまでも「窓まどをたてる」と言いうことがある。

  In the dialect of this region, people still sometimes say 窓をたてる for 'close the window'.