連用形＋は＋せん　（殺しはせん。） meaning?


The line 「殺しはせん。」 is said by a character in anime.

What is せん here (I assume it's somehow related to negative form of する)?

Plain negative (I'm not killing you)? Volitional neg. (I'm not intending to
kill you (like the せん in (せんとする))? Potential (like in せねば…)? Is the ん some
auxiliary verb or part of する conjugation?

Something else?




せん(=せぬ) is the classical version of しない, 'do not'.

せ = the imperfective form (未然形) of the verb す, 'do' (す = classical version of
する)  
ん = the negative auxiliary
[ぬ](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/169019/m0u/%E3%81%AC/) << derived
from the classical negative ず

殺しはせん(連用形「殺し」 + particle は(= here it can be like 'at least') + verb せ +
negative ん) is the classical way of saying 殺しはしない, 'I'm not killing / I'm not
going to kill (you/someone)'




せん(=せぬ) is the classical version of しない, 'do not'.

せ = the imperfective form (未然形) of the verb す, 'do' (す = classical version of
する)  
ん = the negative auxiliary
[ぬ](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/169019/m0u/%E3%81%AC/) << derived
from the classical negative ず

殺しはせん(連用形「殺し」 + particle は(= here it can be like 'at least') + verb せ +
negative ん) is the classical way of saying 殺しはしない, 'I'm not killing / I'm not
going to kill (you/someone)'

