隠かくれ伏ふす

godan verb (-su)

lie concealed; hide oneself; lurk

Describes hiding by lying low, often in a crouching or prone position, with a nuance of staying still to avoid detection. Slightly literary or emphatic compared to plain 隠れる.

• 兵へい士したちは茂しげみに隠かくれ伏ふして敵てきを待まった。

  The soldiers lay concealed in the bushes and waited for the enemy.

• 犯はん人にんは山やま奥おくに隠かくれ伏ふしていた。

  The criminal was hiding deep in the mountains.