愛での盛り

Old Japanese

Kanji in this term
愛	盛
め Grade: 4	さか Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 愛で (me₂de, “love”, continuative stem of verb 愛づ (me₂du)) +‎ の (no₂, genitive particle) +‎ 盛り (sakari, “height”, continuative stem of verb 盛る (sakaru)).

Noun

愛での盛り (me₂de no₂ sakari) (kana めでのさかり)

the height of love, utmost love
- c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 5, poem 894:
  
  神(かむ)奈(な)我(が)良(ら)愛(めで)能(の)盛(さかり)爾(に)天(あめの)下(した)奏(まをし)多(た)麻(ま)比(ひ)志(し)家(いへの)子(こ)等(と)撰(えらび)多(た)麻(ま)比(ひ)天(て)... [Man'yōgana]
  随神(かんながら)愛(め)での盛(さか)りに天(あめ)の下(した)申(もう)したまいし家(いえ)の子(こ)と選(えら)びたまって... [Modern spelling]
  ...kamunagara me₂de no₂ sakari ni ame₂ no₂ sita mawositamapi₁ si ipe₁ no₂ ko₁ to₂ erabi₁tamapi₁te...
  ...with the utmost of love, as the goddess [Amaterasu] spoke under the heavens, and chose with her children...

Descendants

Japanese: 愛での盛り (mede no sakari)