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〜せぬ: do not (archaic)

Character speech · 02 Endings and verbs

Archaic negative of する: "does not do".

し → せぬ (also せん, せず). Samurai and fantasy dialogue: 許せぬ "unforgivable", 逃げも隠れもせぬ. Modern equivalent: しない. Same pattern as 〜ぬ.

Examples

拙者せっしゃは逃にげも隠かくれもせぬ。

I will neither run nor hide.

そのような事ことは決けっして許ゆるせぬ。

Such a thing can never be forgiven.