selden

selden

See also: Selden

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English seldan, from Proto-Germanic *seldana.

Alternative forms

• seldyn, seelden, seldom, sielden, seeldyn, seilden, sieldome, syldyn, sylden, celdane, seldun, seldum, seldome

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːldən/, /ˈsɛldən/, /ˈseːldəm/, /ˈsɛldəm/

Adverb

selden

1. not often, uncommonly, almost never.

Descendants

• English: seldom
• Scots: seldin, seendil, seendle

References

• “sẹ̄lden(e (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

Etymology 2

From Old English selden, from Proto-Germanic *seldanaz.

Alternative forms

• seldyn, seelden, seldom, sielden, seeldyn, seldone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseːldən/, /ˈsɛldən/, /ˈseːldəm/, /ˈsɛldəm/

Adjective

selden

1. uncommon, unusual, rare
2. not many or much; little in number.
3. (rare) strange, weird, odd

Related terms

• seldomly

Descendants

• English: seldom (archaic as an adjective)

References

• “sẹ̄lden (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seldanaz (“rare, strange”). Akin to Old Frisian selden, Old High German seltan, Old Norse sjaldan.

Adjective

selden

1. rare, infrequent
2. few

Descendants

• Middle English: selden, seldom, selde, seld
  • English: seld, seldom