What is the meaning of 商{あきな}いせず? It is common to use the stem verb plus せず instead of the negative form of the verb plus ず?
持ち込んだ荷物を商{あきな}いせず
Answer
「[持]{も}ち[込]{こ}んだ[荷物]{にもつ}を[商]{あきな}いせず」
「商い」 means "business", "vending", etc.
「せず」＝「しない」 in meaning.
「商いせず」, therefore, means "not selling", "not trading", etc.
The whole phrase, thus, means "(Someone is) not selling the stuff that he has brought in."
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