新し

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Shift in meaning from classical adjective 可惜し (atarashi, “precious, regrettable”).

By metathesis both meanings of 可惜し (atarashi) and 新たし (aratashi, “new, novel”) were compounded into this atarashi around the developmental stages of Middle Japanese, while aratashi fell out of use. See 新(あたら)しい (atarashii) for further details of its etymology. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

新(あたら)し • (atarashi) ^†-shiku

1. (archaic) new, novel
2. (archaic) latest, recent
3. (archaic) modern
4. (archaic) fresh

• 沓(くつ)新(あたら)しといえども冠(かんむり)となさず (kutsu atarashi to iedomo kanmuri to nasazu)
• 沓(くつ)新(あたら)しと雖(いえど)も首(くび)に加(くわ)えず (kutsu atarashi to iedomo kubi ni kuwaezu)

From Old Japanese.

Derived from adjectival noun 新た (arata, “new”) +‎ し (-shi, adjectival suffix).

By metathesis this aratashi and 可惜し (atarashi, “precious, regrettable”) merged into atarashi above around the developmental stages of Middle Japanese. See 新(あたら)しい (atarashii) for further details of its etymology. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

新(あらた)し • (aratashi) ^†-shiku

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of 新たし (aratashi): new, novel

From Old Japanese.

Derived from root 新 (nii, “fresh, new, original”) +‎ し (-shi, adjectival suffix).

新(にい)し • (niishi) ^{←にひし (nifisi)?†}-shiku

1. (obsolete) Same as あたらし (atarashi) above

• 古(ふる)し (furushi, “old”, archaic)