See also: Selden

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Adverb edit

selden

  1. not often, uncommonly, almost never.
Descendants edit
  • English: seldom
  • Scots: seldin, seendil, seendle
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

selden

  1. uncommon, unusual, rare
  2. not many or much; little in number.
  3. (rare) strange, weird, odd
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • English: seldom (archaic as an adjective)
References edit

Old English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsel.den/, [ˈseɫ.den]

Adjective edit

selden

  1. rare, infrequent
  2. few

Declension edit

Descendants edit