搖る

Japanese
Kanji in this term
搖
Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 搖る – see the following entry.
【揺ゆる】
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake, to sway back and forth
[verb] 揺る, 汰る, 淘る: (specifically) to sift and sort, especially in water
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to flicker, to waver (such as a flame)
[verb] 揺る: (archaic) to tremble, to vibrate
[verb] (archaic) to shake, to sway, to quake
[verb] (archaic) to become unstable
Alternative spellings
汰る, 淘る
(This term, 搖る, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *yəru. Cognate with Okinawan 搖ゆん (yuyun).

Noun

搖る (yo2ru) (kana よる)

  1. to shake, tremble
    • 720, Nihon Shoki, poem 91, first variant:
      於彌能姑能耶賦能之魔柯枳始陀騰余瀰那爲我與釐拠魔耶黎夢之魔柯枳
      omi1 no2 ko1 no2 yapu no2 sibakaki1 sita to2yo2mi1 nawi ga yo2riko2ba yaremu sibakaki1
      The eight-fold fastening fence / Of the Omi's child / Should an earthquake come, shaking, / Reverberating below, / 'Twill be a ruined fastening fence.

Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "搖る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 搖らよ2らyo2ra
Continuative (連用形) 搖りよ2りyo2ri
Terminal (終止形) 搖るよ2るyo2ru
Attributive (連体形) 搖るよ2るyo2ru
Realis (已然形) 搖れよ2れyo2re
Imperative (命令形) 搖れよ2れyo2re
Key constructions
Negative 搖らずよ2らずyo2razu
Contrasting conjunction 搖れどよ2れどyo2redo
Causal conjunction 搖ればよ2ればyo2reba
Conditional conjunction 搖らばよ2らばyo2raba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 搖りきよ2りきyo2riki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 搖りけりよ2りけりyo2rikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 搖りつよ2りつyo2ritu
Perfect tense (natural event) 搖りぬよ2りぬyo2rinu
Perfect-continuative tense 搖れり
搖りたり		よ2れり
よ2りたり		yo2reri
yo2ritari
Volitional 搖らむよ2らむyo2ramu

Descendants
  • Japanese: 揺る (yuru)
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