飛ひ箭せん

noun

flying arrow; incoming arrow

Obsolete term for an arrow in flight, especially one coming toward the speaker. Found in classical or historical texts.

• 古こ戦せん場じょうの記き録ろくには「飛ひ箭せん雨あめの如ごとし」とある。

  In records of old battlefields, it says 'flying arrows were like rain.'