"行方" meaning in Old Japanese

See 行方 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: yukupe₁ [romanization], ゆくへ [hiragana]
Etymology: From 行く (yuku, “to go”) + 邊 (-pe₁, “direction, location”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ojp|行く|邊|sort=ゆくへ|t1=to go|t2=direction, location|tr1=yuku|tr2=pe₁}} 行く (yuku, “to go”) + 邊 (-pe₁, “direction, location”) Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|kana|ゆくへ|sort=ゆくへ|tr=yukupe₁}} 行方 (yukupe₁) (kana ゆくへ)
  1. one's whereabouts, direction or destination
    Sense id: en-行方-ojp-noun-o~pZ39Uy
  2. one's outlook, outcome, or future
    Sense id: en-行方-ojp-noun-l5o~Bu6f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 行方なし (yukupe1 nasi), 行方も知らず (yukupe1 mo sirazu)
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          "english": "The waves that swirl in the fishing weirs on the Uji river of the eighty clans of warriors, know not where to go.",
          "ref": "c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 3, poem 264:",
          "roman": "mono₂no₂pu no₂ yaso₁ Udigapa no₂ aziro₁ki₂ ni isayo₁pu nami₁ no₂ yukupe₁ sirazu mo",
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          "ref": "c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 11, poem 2723:",
          "roman": "amata aranu na wo si mo wosimi₁ umoregi₂ no₂ sitayu so₂ko₁puru yukupe₁ sirazute",
          "text": "數多不有名乎霜惜三埋木之下從其戀去方不知而",
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