selde

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zelden, from Middle Dutch selden, from Old Dutch *seldan, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛl.də/

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Adverb

selde

1. seldom; rarely

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• säle
• seale, selle (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German *seldan, northern variant of seltan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛldə/

Adverb

selde

1. (Ripuarian) seldom; rarely

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English seld, a form of Old English setl, from Proto-Germanic *setlą.

Alternative forms

• selt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːld/

Noun

selde (plural seldis)

2. A store, shop or booth.
3. A seat, a throne; a headquarters or capital.

Related terms

• tolsey

Descendants

• English: seld (obsolete)

References

• “sẹ̄lde, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.

Etymology 2

A back-formation from seldere, from Old English seldor.

Alternative forms

• sealde, seeld, sielde, seelde, seilde, silde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːld/, /sɛld/

Adverb

selde

2. not often, uncommonly, almost never.

Related terms

• seldere
• selden
• seldscene
• selly

Descendants

• English: seld (obsolete)
• Scots: seld

References

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

Adjective

selde

2. uncommon, unusual, infrequent
3. not many or much; little in number.

Descendants

• English: seld (archaic)
• Scots: seld

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

selde

1. simple past of selje
2. simple past of selja