noun-modifying (irregular)
Archaic literary prenominal form meaning 'dead' or 'departed'. Used in classical Japanese, poetry, or fixed expressions. Not used in modern everyday speech.
See also: 死す
死せる者を悼む歌が古い文献に残っている。
Poems mourning the dead remain in old documents.
「死せる孔明、生ける仲達を走
There is a historical anecdote: 'The dead Kongming put the living Zhongda to flight.'