seldseen
English
Etymology
From Middle English seldscene, seltsene (“rarely encountered, seldom seen; rare; as adv. seldom, rarely”), from Old English seldsīne, seldsēne (“rare, extraordinary, unfamiliar, uncommon”). Cognate with Old High German seltsāni, Modern German seltsam.
Adjective
seldseen (not comparable)
- (archaic) seldom seen, rare, uncommon
- c. 1589–1590, Christopher Marlo[we], Tho[mas] Heywood, editor, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Ievv of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published 1633, OCLC 1121318438, Act I:
- And seldseen costly stones of so great price.
- 1885, Richard Francis Burton, The Arabian Nights
- […] and awakening, saw a serpent like a dragon, a seldseen sight.
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Anagrams
- lessened, needless