I'm kind of confused on what does "Volitional + と + Verb" mean in the
following sentences:

> i) 心臓を串刺しに **せんと** 繰り出される槍の穂先
>
> ii) 手に入れ **ようと** 急ぐ

There are two different ways I see to parse it:

  1. Same as ようとする but する is ommited. (Don't know if that is grammatical.)
  2. と is being used similarly to when it is a "quotation particle" and it's showing the manner in which the verb is done.
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particle-と volitional-form
Meaning of "Volitional + と + (Non-する verb)"