ichidan verb
go around; make a round
Archaic verb meaning to go around or make a circuit. Replaced by 回る (まわる) in modern Japanese.
古語では「みる」は「まわる」の意味で使われた。
In classical Japanese, みる was used to mean 'to go around'.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic verb; 廻る is a variant.
Variant kanji form, less common than 回る.
Modern equivalent meaning 'to go around' or 'to rotate'.
The historical derivation is uncertain; it is an archaic verb with the same meaning as modern まわる.